[wp-forums] profanity on the forums

[Mika A Epstein]

ALL CAPS happens more often than swearing, actually.

I'm inclined to let "Jesus fucking Christ I cannot figure this code 
out!" go, though I may suggest decaf or a nap. On the other hand, 
"You're a fucking bastard, Otto." will earn you a timeout. It may be 
true, but there's a difference of intent, which is pretty evident if you 
think about it :) Sometimes people just need to be told to calm down, 
and other times they need adult supervision.

Also I'm far more lax about swearing than other mods, so I know someone 
used to modlook every time there was a 'damnit!' posted, and I'd just 
de-tag and move on.

Jess Cullinan wrote:
>
> I've "modlooked" a few posts with gratuitous profanity, though, and 
> the tag
> was removed with nothing happening to the post itself... that's why I'm
> asking specifically about this on the heels of the latest moderator-abuse
> incident.
>
> I totally hear the argument about less is more when it comes to rules, but
> it seems that if the Forum Welcome specifically calls out ALL CAPS 
> SHOUTING
> that maybe a line about profanity, specifically, would be a reasonable
> addition, just to make things clear as to what constitutes abusive.
>
> Jess
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