The current rules on vulgar language are unclear:

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  • Inappropriate and vulgar language is not allowed. This includes anything put on signs, said in chat, written in books, renamed to on items (see Section 3 Clause 2.1), spelt out in blocks (see Section 2, Clause 2.1), or any other way of communicating.
    • Occasional mild to moderate vulgarities that are not directed at anyone (such as "slip-ups" or saying them in the incorrect chat by accident), self-censorship of a swear word or abbreviations that may imply a swear word (eg. WTF?) are allowed unless it is directed at another user.
  • Repeated or excessive swearing, and especially vulgar language directed at anyone, is not tolerated under any circumstance.
  • Racist language or prejudicial language of any sort falls under the vulgarity rule, and is considered a very serious offence, punishment of which may not warrant a warning before being given a ban.

They specifically state that it' s not alowed, HOWEVER, they make an exception for "Occasional mild to moderate" vulgarities - This leaves a lot to staff interpretation, which may pose problems - When you have moderators who are "soft" on vulgarities and moderators who are "harsh" on vulgarities, you start having players acting different depending on which staff are on. This isn't good for the community or the staff team as a whole.

So, therefore I'll be suggesting to change the swearing rules to this:

Cursing or swearing, is allowed to some extent as long as it doesn't violate any of these circumstances.

• Context matters, and terms directed at another person to harass, intimidate, insult, or cause harm to that other person will not be tolerated.
• Profane language is not allowed to be spammed or excessively used.
• No use of racist terms or other uses of profane language directed at a group of people.

This rule change retains the family friendly aspect of ECC by making sure no one is harassed or offended by the vulgarity that may be used. This also makes sure vulgar language isn't to be excessively used, all while somewhat loosening up on the amount of things staff can warn for. Let's also remember that context matters so just swearing out of context won't be tolerated regardless.

This leaves little room for staff discretion making sure that all staff treat the issues in the same way, getting rid of labels like "harsh" or "soft" on these things and making sure players behave regardless of what staff are online.

 

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Comparing apples to oranges isn't the best way to go when making your argument. I'm assuming you were talking about the casino suggestion, but that is WAY different than this one.

 

That isn't what the suggestion is about. .-. This is about the RULES, not what swearing is.