Can I swear in Stories and Biographies?

[Goddess Astra]

I guess I just don't see the point of censoring it.

Like, it's one thing if it's directed at someone maliciously, but then they're violating rule 1.2 anyway, so it's covered by that already. And it does restrict RP, whether for better or for worse. I find that I do have characters that occasionally (or frequently) want to use swear words--not because I want to swear, but because it's appropriate for them in the moment, or because they're just the sort of person who's crude and doesn't give a fuck about what you think.

I understand that people would like to see more creativity in RP, and that they feel that censoring swearing fosters that, but I don't think that it's right to say that they're bad writers if they want to have a character swear without having to censor it.

I've been in RP communities before where there were similar concerns--not about swearing, but about the idea that if they allowed people to do or use something, then it would break the community because everyone would do it.

In every one of those cases, it didn't.

Sure, people made use of their new liberties much more for a time, but it tended to be a short burst of interest, before leveling off to more sane and normal degrees. And, based upon what I've seen of Discovery lately, it's not a place where people would suddenly start throwing swear words around left and right just because they could.

If the argument is simply because people want to keep the forum a more classy and civil kind of place, then that's different, and I totally understand that too. But say it's because of that, and don't make it about writing, please.

Quick edit: I'd like to add that I do enjoy having fewer swears in my interactions on the forum, but I much prefer people having the option than people being forced not to.

Another quick edit: I would like to clarify that adding more liberties just because it doesn't tend to break the community is not always the best choice, but in this case, it really does feel harmless. Like people mentioned earlier, Discovery is kind of an odd one out given its policy on swearing.

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