Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-26765014-20160702214821/@comment-1824169-20160703004940

UltiVerse wrote: Part of the reason I love this wiki (and BTP, by extension) is because it's a clean and professional place.

It really isn't at this point, at least not on chat. Like 95% of conversations are just crappy "jokes" and trashposting without any meaningful dialogue. We have an entire emote section dedicated to memes. We've never been too professional anyways imo.

UltiVerse wrote:

That allowed for 'better writing' in the eyes of some users, though I personally don't see how it adds anything.

For a lot of writers, it allows them to express emotion in the narrative better; using "softer" words in place of curses can really screw up the flow and tone of a piece.

UltiVerse wrote:

Come on guys, we could perfectly express our views without profanity before. Why the sudden change now?

Because using fake curses on chat is getting really old really quick. It brings up the same tone issues in conversations as it does in writing.

UltiVerse wrote:

I feel the wiki will lose a good aspect of its structure, and again, swearing is overrated and adds nothing.

How will allowing moderate, controlled swearing make the wiki lose its structure? The wiki's structure and what goes down in chat are usually very separate things.

Also, stating it "adds nothing" like it's a fact doesn't put you in the best light; I've stated why I personally believe it has uses, and getting up on a high horse like this doesn't make your argument any better.

UltiVerse wrote:

Plus, Ahmad said Echo may leave and I don't want to lose a friend.

Fair enough, but it's not like you're the only one who'd be sad if Echo leaves (if); I'm pretty good friends with him too. I just feel like the option to fully express ourselves if needed is important.

UltiVerse wrote:

Congratulations to those who supported this, you're getting your way. As for me, I will oppose this until the end of time and I seriously need to do some thinking after this.

This just sounds like you getting on your high horse again and playing the victim card. It's not like this is really going to change much; we were using the fake versions of the curses anyways, so I doubt much is going to change other than us not having to talk like our Puritan mothers are looking over our shoulders as we type anymore.

UltiVerse wrote:

Sorry for getting riled up. I just... *sigh* why are we being so quick to initiate this, though? We usually give suggestions one week. Like I said earlier, yeah, this needs more time.