word censors

[Skitari]

...necessary?

even 5 year olds know the word poo, honestly.

[Karl G.]

No, but that's not a very convincing argument...

[Skitari]

ok, how is this for an argument.

censoring words shouldn't be the responsibility of a webmaster. If someone isn't supposed to see the words, they are underage and should be restricted to viewing potentially unsuitable websites by their parent or guardian. punishing those who wish to have a casual, adult environment because of the ineptitude or neglect of a parent is unreasonable. Furthermore, the TOS of these webforums clearly states that monitoring such behavior is impossible and not against the rules unless federal laws are broken.

[Joe M.]

curse words are not necessary, and can detract from the friendliness of the forums.

[Skitari]

so when i say "you're full of poo"

you have no clue what I'm really saying? it doesn't IMMEDIATELY hit you that I said Sh*t???

kind of stupid if you ask me.

[Joe M.]

euphemisms exist for a reason in our society--they make getting along together easier. We just extend that to the forums. If you haven't observed, online forums tend to get a little nastier than other forums of communication because of the anonymity factor. Stopping curse words is just a way to help hold that in check.

[Skitari]

xentales used to have curse words censored, and they removed them. there really was no problem and people got along just the same.

[9sam1]

if you are on this forum you probly play xen and probly came here through xentales so all people on here are probly old enough to swear lol. I dunno where people get the idea that little kids dont swear. they usually start early in elementary school lol.