Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-8988338-20150102084048/@comment-16747922-20150102174557

Brandon 10 wrote: I wasn't there to actually experience it but I can believe that there would be chaos when it comes to using profanity. Like Sci said, this is why we have rules against it. I don't swear because its not my style and seeing people I know use it really bothers me. However, profanity, used properly, can have its benefits like telling a joke or making a story feel more realistic. Anyways, my point is that I agree that, despite the trial, its not working out and we should end it but the ratings thing isn't such a bad idea.

In my opinion, using profanity to express oneself isn't a good thing and if someone really wanted to get something off their chest they can talk about it rather than cursing at others. Users can express theirselves through their writing because that's practically how great/famous pieces of art/writing are made. And for alternative words: we've been using it for I dunno how long but it somehow lead to this current situation. I feel that the fact that we are having this discussion now, on the second day even, means that us, as a wikia, can't use profanity properly. So if the alternative words represent the real words and we can't even use the real words properly then how will it help us at all? But, like I said, this is just my opinion and say on the matter. True, very true. I wholly agree that we should be free on pages, but if it's open season in public chat then some may be quite uncomfortable.