[wp-forums] profanity on the forums

[Jess Cullinan]

That wasn't me, I promise... And yes, intent matters.

Jess

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org> wrote:

> 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.
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