The Freelancer is E for everyone, that doesn't mean that DiscoveryGC should.

[Marburg]

First, It has never been about protecting children from hearing or saying dirty words. Only the ignorant & naive default to that argument.

Admins couldn't care less about what cuss words flow out of peoples mouths. They're simply concerned with what is typed out.

The rule exists as a tool to help try & maintain as welcoming an environment as possible for the broadest audience possible.

Think of it akin to broadcast TV in the US that are in the FCC's jurisdiction ::ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX:: There are swear words peppered everywhere on those channels & there are words acceptable now that would have never flown a decade ago, but although there is no actual FCC rule that states you can't drop big things like F, S & C bombs on broadcast TV, (those networks can allow it, but don't) simply because they fear the possibility of sponsors pulling their advert dollars & thin-skinned viewers changing the channel to watch something else in protest.

Drop the swear rule, & very quickly enough, people will abuse it to the point where it will become a complete clusterf*** of a problem...& out of the dozens upon dozens of threads like this I've seen over the years, I can't remember a single one that offered ideas on how to realistically remove the swear rule and still maintain an open door to a wide audience.

Beyond that, my question to those that think they need to type out every swear word they think their character would say is: Is it a flaw in your imaginations that make you think it would add to realism or do ya'll just assume that all people are so stupid that they have to have every single letter spelled out to them?

Get outta your heads just long enough to consider "We" over "Me" 'cause the basis of this old-ass argument overall is just self-centered BS

Just sayin'

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