04-15-2003, 07:48 PM
See, I knew all of these responses wouldn't address the issue. They all talk about saying bad stuff and so forth... we're not talking about people saying F***... we're talking about an acronym. And no one has ever been kicked for saying wtf. But fu is now apparently kickable.
"bigotry/racial slurs/etc."
Well, hmm... "fruit" is bigotry in a sense... "penis head" is not. Yes, I know what is wrong to say, but there are certain words that are blurred in that sense... such as ###### and dickhead... I've called people both of those names with admins around. Hasn't been a problem. And I would really like to know if they are not allowed to be used.
I very much think that they should have to figure out context. If there is no bypassing of the filter, and someone is joking, then give a warning, and someone can say "ah, I was just talking to my friend." I can understand where it is a problem if the person is being obnoxious and is carefully avoiding the filter, but that's not the case with several words that acid and I call each other.
I'll say one more thing. I forgot to mention it before. It shouldn't be a big deal to be gagged or kicked... they're both temporary, and you get the point. But I think explanation is in order, someone might have not even thought about it. And a warning is basically an explanation before action is taken, which is why I think it is in order as well. Generally we aren't doing it specifically to cause problems, it just slips out. Also along those lines, when you take action without warning, it gets people pissed off, and it gets worse... that's human nature, so don't say "well they should have the maturity to keep calm," because that's just wishful thinking for a lot of people. Let's say I let "######" slip out, and the admin sees that as against the rules... don't gag or kick me, just say "g-boy... watch your language" and I say "huh?" and you tell me what I said, and I will say "oh, I'm sorry... didn't think."
"bigotry/racial slurs/etc."
Well, hmm... "fruit" is bigotry in a sense... "penis head" is not. Yes, I know what is wrong to say, but there are certain words that are blurred in that sense... such as ###### and dickhead... I've called people both of those names with admins around. Hasn't been a problem. And I would really like to know if they are not allowed to be used.
I very much think that they should have to figure out context. If there is no bypassing of the filter, and someone is joking, then give a warning, and someone can say "ah, I was just talking to my friend." I can understand where it is a problem if the person is being obnoxious and is carefully avoiding the filter, but that's not the case with several words that acid and I call each other.
I'll say one more thing. I forgot to mention it before. It shouldn't be a big deal to be gagged or kicked... they're both temporary, and you get the point. But I think explanation is in order, someone might have not even thought about it. And a warning is basically an explanation before action is taken, which is why I think it is in order as well. Generally we aren't doing it specifically to cause problems, it just slips out. Also along those lines, when you take action without warning, it gets people pissed off, and it gets worse... that's human nature, so don't say "well they should have the maturity to keep calm," because that's just wishful thinking for a lot of people. Let's say I let "######" slip out, and the admin sees that as against the rules... don't gag or kick me, just say "g-boy... watch your language" and I say "huh?" and you tell me what I said, and I will say "oh, I'm sorry... didn't think."