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Originally Posted by Dylflon
I think that this swearing thing is bull****.
Besides, it's not our site that has the swearing. It's the site being linked to.
Can we say "This site may contain swear words" or something?
What's the big effing deal abotu swearing anyways?
I can't see GT being liable for anything or getting in trouble.
Has anyone noticed there's porn on the internet? I think mothers would have bigger things to worry about their children stumbling upon than a forum that links to websites with swear words.
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Its about having a stand on something and sticking to it. Why bother having rules if you don't enforce them. We don't allow swearing on this forum, and what is considered swearing is regulated by our censor. If you have a problem with that, talk to Neo (I just work here
). If an outside link is made in a post and that link constains swearing, its still considered swearing on the forum via link. To argue otherwise is just a stab in the dark.
Honestly, if the movie just had the s-word, I would have let it pass, but it had the F-bomb. I like to think we are a PG-13 site at worst. Using the MPAA as a guideline, that would automatically make that movie rated R... for Restricted. So I moved it to a restricted forum. Normally I would have just deleted the damn thing as I have done before without incident with other rule breaking movies and linked content, but seeing as many of you have complained that I am too strict I thought I'd loosen up and just move it. Man, give and inch...
And the reasons for banning swearing are more than just to protect kids and parents, its also to keep the content of the forums on a high level. Allowing swearing tends to lessen the quality of posts and turn sites into mind-numbing cursefests. Why that is, I have no idea, but it seems to be the rule rather than the exception.
And I might have come on this late, but moderating is only a hobby and I can only catch things like this when I have to time and get around to seeing them. I just saw it and I moved it s soon as I did. BTW, I thought it was hilarious and borderline brilliant, but it still violated the rules so action had to be taken.
I hope this explains my and Gametavern's stance on this issue fully. I don't see why the language thing has suddenly become such a hot topic as we have been editing and removing bad language and links to profane material for years. I'm not coming down on anyone or criticizing them for posting the link, I just moved it so that it lined up with our content standards. Thats all.
Sometimes I feel like people just want to complain any time I actually, you know, MODERATE.