Question: Using blanket bounty format to;

[Fletcher]

Fletch. Sanctions are a last resort, yes. However a far better method of dealing with it yourself would be saying "Please do not swear, some people around here will find it offensive."

Reacting to an ooc or rule breaking moment in roleplay is a little bit smug and superiour in my opinion. It's better it's simply ignored, or alternatively handed over to someone who's job it is to prevent the rules from being broken, and ensure that roleplay is maintained.

If someone is angry enough to start yelling obscenities at people for stuff, then the likelyhood is you'll just antagonise them further by getting them blown up repeatedly. Your action in bountying someone could lead to that person getting a far heavier fine/ban than they would have done without you making them more angry, and increasing the likelyhood they'll just flip out and be more offensive than they previously were.

I'm pretty certain you don't want that to happen.

That said, my personal opinion about people swearing on the server, is that the rules should be modified to allow people to swear, within reason, in character. If an f-bomb is more concerning to you than an NPC yelling "I CAAAAAAN'T BREEEATHE!" as you throw them (a representation of a human) out of their ship into the vacuum, then I think something is a little wrong in your mindset.

Hmm, good point, I'll stand down in this idea then.

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