Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-8988338-20150102084048/@comment-4682540-20150110003920

I'm a very neutral individual, and I like to think I live in a world of different shades of grey. But I'll take a side here.

As far as chat goes, I think it will be a good idea to get rid of profanity. Yes you have the right to freedom of speech and express yourself, however these cuss words are more unproductive, aggressive and insulting, than they are useful, or efficient in context. If people feel the need to express themselves with such extreme terms and/or get things out of their chest, I don’t think chaturn is the most qualified place to do so.

As for the "cuss words make a story more realistic and authentic" I believe you can get the same authenticity and realism with normal vocabulary just fine, proof, the very show this wiki is based on. I have seen several occasions in this and other wikis where the users use vulgar language in chat, often they say it in a manner that sparks argument among their members, leading into conflict and problems because a text has no tone to it and I can be easily be misunderstood thus making cuss words a time bomb catastrophe just waiting to happen.

Also if we are getting rid of profanity after this, I will suggest to also banned the “Alternative words” such as: Fuq, Sheet, Beach, etc… due to the fact that just because these are not written the same way, does not mean the meaning is not. Different spelling does not justify it and makes right.

It’s not as if we are getting rid of half the English vocabulary, just a small spec of it.