Disclaimer: I am highly offended by foul language. Please refrain from its use, or, if you must use it, please censor it.
I am afraid I have offended one of the site admins - I deleted a post of his from my previous blog due to the foul language it contained. Therefore, I am formally apologizing here for stepping out of line. However, an important question was brought up by this incident - what is the limit on bad language?Children do visit this site - people from 13 to 16 should not be exposed to R-rated language - but the general rule is worded "Do not swear excessively." This also goes for blog comments. But what is "excessive" swearing?The blog in question had already had two different people posting swear words in comments. The first one, I warned; the second, I removed. Two of certain swear words is enough to earn a movie an R rating here in the states - so are blogs allowed to go into R-rated territory?And what amount of control does a blogger have over the language others post in his blog? If a blogger (such as myself) objects strongly to foul language, should he not have some control over what language is found in his blogs? Can he not at least request that any foul language posted in his blog be censored? And what should be done about comments that contain such language?I've been working on and off on Lions of the Atlantic - correcting game bugs and fixing issues. Look for a release in a couple of weeks.
So if I said "the the the" 99 times in a row, Arcalyth, that'd be cursing? It only is because you made it. =P
Just like every other curse word…
Eh, I wrote the part about excessive swearing in the Rule section. It means a post littered with swear words in a spammy way.
@ludamad - But you said excessively at rules. I think it can be completely forbidden using bad language ( maybe some words ). Swearing is a good reason to warn. But cursing and use of slang can be done in a amenable way. Filtering is another solution. I think I'll like v3. I'm not easily offended but sometimes i get very angry.
Are you a lemming? Since when is it good to do something just because someone else does it?
Why should WE have to make exceptions for you?
->SJF: To someone who apparently deleted his post.
->Maderick: For the same reason you don't smoke in non-smoking restaurants.Smoking in a non-smoking area is a poor comparison, since cursing is only harmful to someone if that person makes it harmful. Smoking is harmful to others no matter what, and in addition blocks out the taste of food, which is undesirable in a restaurant. In addition, a restaurant has clear-cut rules to make it's customers happy, so that business can continue. Since 64Digits has no customers, only guests that do not pay for any of the services, there is no need to harbor those that are offended by something that others are not.
If someone came in here and told everyone not to use the word "the" inside of his blog, it wouldn't be followed well.