Allowing some profanity?

[Shawn Gossman]

Do you allow some profanity on your forum?

What profanity is allowed? What profanity is not allowed?

 

[Cedric]

There's a time and place, but forums aren't one of them.

 

[Heatman]

Never! Why would a forum owner allow for such a thing in their community? Maybe it can actually be allowed in a mature board section but I don't really think it's necessary.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I don't like profanity, myself.

I try hard not to in real life, too.

Older folks don't like it. Kids don't need to learn it. It makes a person sound ugly.

But I see it more on forums and social media than I see it anywhere else.

 

[Heatman]

I don't like profanity, myself.

I try hard not to in real life, too.

Older folks don't like it. Kids don't need to learn it. It makes a person sound ugly.

But I see it more on forums and social media than I see it anywhere else.

I think it's more on social media platforms than they are on forums. Take for instance, it's flooded on X and nothing is being done about it. It's probably why some people feel it's too strict on forums which is why they jump on social media platforms to behave as they like.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I think it's more on social media platforms than they are on forums. Take for instance, it's flooded on X and nothing is being done about it. It's probably why some people feel it's too strict on forums which is why they jump on social media platforms to behave as they like.

I think Elon wanted X so people can act the way they do on there without worry.

It's like those old trolling forums from the past. No rules unless it harms him.

 

[Tracy]

Do you allow some profanity on your forum?

What profanity is allowed? What profanity is not allowed?

It depends on your definition of profanity. Sexual related like the f word and genitalia related are censored on my sites as is the ever popular taking of the Lords name in vain. But stuff like the common word for defecation, urination and such are allowed. Otherwise, you would block someone from saying something like "I got piss poor service from the vendor" or "their support is for ****". And being a blunt spoken person, I do use those words regularly.
EDIT
And I see here the defecation term is censored. Just a difference in opinion. I know sites that do not censor at all. Not places I normally hang at though.