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onca

09-18-2007, 11:09 PM, (This post was last modified: 09-18-2007, 11:12 PM by onca.)

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Ok I'm gonna go out on a very, very thin limb here..... I noticed a few sanctions lately on swearing. I don't have a problem with that. But with the current zero-tolerance policy (which I also don't have a problem with) I do have a concern on what constitutes a cuss word. I don't wanna come home from work one day and find all my credits gone coz one man's <bleep> is another man's <boing>.

Firstly, there are obvious offensive words, you all know what they are and I'm not gonna spell them out. But there are others living in a grey-area, to which I apply the "Simpsons Rule"... ie. if they are heard on the Simpsons, a rated PG show, then I assume they're ok in chat. Examples:

damn
bastard
ass/arse
bugger

Secondly, with the "really bad words", I get the impression that splatting them out ("You ****!") or some other pseudo-censure ("You <bleep>!") is not acceptable.

I'm just trying to gauge the community's stance on words like these. And of course we're talking strictly IC. Cheers.

o.

EDIT: I should add if the word is heard in Freelancer, then it must be acceptable too! (eg. Trent says "bastard" IIRC)

Messages In This Thread

Swearing.... - by onca - 09-18-2007, 11:09 PM

Swearing.... - by Dopamino - 09-18-2007, 11:11 PM

Swearing.... - by Helljumper - 09-18-2007, 11:19 PM

Swearing.... - by uspatriotsf - 09-18-2007, 11:23 PM

Swearing.... - by Axe - 09-18-2007, 11:24 PM

Swearing.... - by Treewyrm - 09-19-2007, 12:13 AM

Swearing.... - by DarkOddity - 09-19-2007, 12:14 AM

Swearing.... - by Treewyrm - 09-19-2007, 12:18 AM

Swearing.... - by onca - 09-19-2007, 12:22 AM

Swearing.... - by Fellow Hoodlum - 09-19-2007, 12:30 AM

Swearing.... - by Drake - 09-19-2007, 12:31 AM

Swearing.... - by DarkOddity - 09-19-2007, 12:32 AM

Swearing.... - by Magoo! - 09-19-2007, 12:37 AM

Swearing.... - by Treewyrm - 09-19-2007, 12:42 AM

Swearing.... - by onca - 09-19-2007, 12:45 AM

Swearing.... - by DarkOddity - 09-19-2007, 12:47 AM

Swearing.... - by Photuin - 09-19-2007, 12:47 AM

Swearing.... - by Drake - 09-19-2007, 01:00 AM

Swearing.... - by DarkOddity - 09-19-2007, 01:01 AM

Swearing.... - by Gamazson - 09-19-2007, 01:18 AM

Swearing.... - by Dopamino - 09-19-2007, 01:31 AM

Swearing.... - by me_b_kevin - 09-19-2007, 01:40 AM

Swearing.... - by Malaclypse 666 - 09-19-2007, 01:46 AM

Swearing.... - by onca - 09-19-2007, 01:51 AM

Swearing.... - by Gamazson - 09-19-2007, 01:59 AM

Swearing.... - by Photuin - 09-19-2007, 02:02 AM

Swearing.... - by me_b_kevin - 09-19-2007, 02:41 AM

Swearing.... - by BestFlyerHere - 09-19-2007, 04:51 AM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-19-2007, 04:54 AM

Swearing.... - by BestFlyerHere - 09-19-2007, 04:56 AM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-19-2007, 04:59 AM

Swearing.... - by onca - 09-19-2007, 05:19 AM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-19-2007, 05:50 AM

Swearing.... - by Malaclypse 666 - 09-19-2007, 06:37 AM

Swearing.... - by Locke - 09-19-2007, 07:20 AM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-19-2007, 07:26 AM

Swearing.... - by Locke - 09-19-2007, 07:30 AM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-19-2007, 07:32 AM

Swearing.... - by Locke - 09-19-2007, 07:35 AM

Swearing.... - by Gamazson - 09-19-2007, 07:37 AM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-19-2007, 07:37 AM

Swearing.... - by Gamazson - 09-19-2007, 07:44 AM

Swearing.... - by Locke - 09-19-2007, 07:44 AM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-19-2007, 07:47 AM

Swearing.... - by Locke - 09-19-2007, 07:52 AM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-19-2007, 07:55 AM

Swearing.... - by onca - 09-19-2007, 08:28 AM

Swearing.... - by Victor - 09-19-2007, 08:46 AM

Swearing.... - by Locke - 09-19-2007, 09:10 AM

Swearing.... - by Victor - 09-19-2007, 09:17 AM

Swearing.... - by alance - 09-19-2007, 03:46 PM

Swearing.... - by Praetyre - 09-21-2007, 01:05 AM

Swearing.... - by BestFlyerHere - 09-21-2007, 01:09 AM

Swearing.... - by FooFighter - 09-21-2007, 04:06 PM

Swearing.... - by Locke - 09-21-2007, 06:37 PM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-21-2007, 08:48 PM

Swearing.... - by Mastery - 09-21-2007, 11:17 PM

Swearing.... - by Praetyre - 09-22-2007, 12:05 AM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-22-2007, 12:43 AM

Swearing.... - by Unseelie - 09-22-2007, 12:48 AM

Swearing.... - by Denelo - 09-22-2007, 12:49 AM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-22-2007, 12:49 AM

Swearing.... - by Unseelie - 09-22-2007, 12:50 AM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-22-2007, 12:52 AM

Swearing.... - by Praetyre - 09-22-2007, 02:33 AM

Swearing.... - by Photuin - 09-22-2007, 03:27 AM

Swearing.... - by Praetyre - 09-22-2007, 11:40 AM

Swearing.... - by Locke - 09-22-2007, 11:59 PM

Swearing.... - by bluntpencil2001 - 09-23-2007, 12:21 AM

Swearing.... - by Magoo! - 09-23-2007, 02:32 AM

Swearing.... - by Praetyre - 09-23-2007, 02:41 AM

Swearing.... - by Magoo! - 09-23-2007, 02:45 AM

Swearing.... - by Locke - 09-23-2007, 02:59 AM

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