Board Thread:Wiki Improvement/@comment-4748628-20150902020332/@comment-25638472-20150902194212

Smash The Echidna wrote: Just because something seems inevitable doesn't mean we should just give in. If everyone around you did something you know is wrong, and you have little hope of changing their ways, would you give up and join in or would you resist the influence and stay in the right? Just saying "People all around swear, it's not like it'll make a difference if someone picks it up as a kid or an adult." doesn't make it right. In fact it's this exact type of mindset that honestly makes me lose faith in people; nobody is willing to stand up and make a difference.

I don't care if I'm part of the minority of people who doesn't swear; s omeone has to set a good example. If I have to make a choice, I will say ban it altogether. Most of what I wanted to say has already been said, but Skull put it best. (and Chames brings some good points too.) I'm not quite the moral champion you are, Smash. Though concerning swearing, whether it is banned or not concerns me little since I try not to swear or have my characters swear. However, consider this. There are people who are able to write very good characters that curse,  for which their cursing could be considered an emotional mask of sorts or an attempt to hide weakness. While I certainly wouldn't reccomend making characters swear a ton, it is in fact a very human thing to do, as are certain other things. As far as I can tell, we don't censor characters that kill other characters, or characters that are unfaithful, etc. A swearing character can seem immature, but for some that's kind of the point, as well. Because of these facts, I can't really support banning swears since there's the chance, albiet a small one, that some characters can be hindered by it. But I'm a bit biased because I'm not a fan of censorship in general. I admit what's already in place is a middle ground that works for these purposes usually. I'll chat with you about it later, of course, because I have seen this issue come up more than once.