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:Go look at the discussion above.  The discussion that you refer to occurred quite a while ago, and I brought up a new point recently which has had general support from everyone besides you, so I felt that it achieved "consensus."  It has been over a month since my initial suggestion, and Toomai said that anyone can go ahead and do it once consensus is reached.  Referring to your point, then I could argue that disallowing personal attacks is also censoring users.  It censors users that like attacking people, and it forces others to view these attackers in a negative light.  So why is it not allowed?  Because it's just a bad thing to do.  Same goes with profanity, and keep in mind that I only suggested that it be '''discouraged''', not '''banned'''.  And it's not just my personal opinion that I don't "like" profanity, but rather that profanity opens paths to personal attacks, which aren't allowed. Some regulation and rules are always necessary so that things don't get out of hand.  Your argument that all perceived censorship is bad would invalidate a lot of other policites. [[User:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Naked'''</font>]] [[User talk:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Snake'''</font>]] [[File:200px-Naked Snake.jpg |19px|]] 15:23, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
:Go look at the discussion above.  The discussion that you refer to occurred quite a while ago, and I brought up a new point recently which has had general support from everyone besides you, so I felt that it achieved "consensus."  It has been over a month since my initial suggestion, and Toomai said that anyone can go ahead and do it once consensus is reached.  Referring to your point, then I could argue that disallowing personal attacks is also censoring users.  It censors users that like attacking people, and it forces others to view these attackers in a negative light.  So why is it not allowed?  Because it's just a bad thing to do.  Same goes with profanity, and keep in mind that I only suggested that it be '''discouraged''', not '''banned'''.  And it's not just my personal opinion that I don't "like" profanity, but rather that profanity opens paths to personal attacks, which aren't allowed. Some regulation and rules are always necessary so that things don't get out of hand.  Your argument that all perceived censorship is bad would invalidate a lot of other policites. [[User:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Naked'''</font>]] [[User talk:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Snake'''</font>]] [[File:200px-Naked Snake.jpg |19px|]] 15:23, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
:Anyways, I see that you reverted my edit already, but I won't get into an edit war with you or anything of that sort.  I'll wait for an admin to come along and make a decision regarding this. [[User:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Naked'''</font>]] [[User talk:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Snake'''</font>]] [[File:200px-Naked Snake.jpg |19px|]] 15:23, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
:Anyways, I see that you reverted my edit already, but I won't get into an edit war with you or anything of that sort.  I'll wait for an admin to come along and make a decision regarding this. [[User:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Naked'''</font>]] [[User talk:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Snake'''</font>]] [[File:200px-Naked Snake.jpg |19px|]] 15:23, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
::Personal attacks are censored because allowing them would significantly impair the community's ability to collaborate. The same thing cannot be said for profanity. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the word "fuck". There is something intrinsically wrong about calling another user a "fuckhead".
::I offer this challenge: tell me how a wiki can "discourage" an activity without eventually handing out bans.
::While Omega Tyrant and Dr. Pain have not commented yet, both of them are active users and probably still disagree. [[User:Mr. Anon|<font color="grey">'''Mr. '''</font><font color="midnightblue">'''Anon'''</font>]][[File:Anon.png|23px|link=Special:Random]][[User talk:Mr. Anon|''<span style="color: black;">talk</span>'']]  16:01, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
:::I agree with Anon with all due respect, I don't think we should discourage profanity on the basis that it's within the realm of possibility that someone under-age will make an account or that there are under-age users here. For one, by creating an account and proving to be constructive editors, they prove to be mature, and thus don't require any kind of parental clause in a policy protecting them. The fact is that it should be left alone since it's so specific. As stated above, there are numerous examples of Shadowcrest and OT using profanity in their walls of text without explicitly offending/personally attacking the user they're talking to. If a certain activity is to be discouraged, it might as well be confirmed to conflict with policies. For example, if SW:TALK were to "discourage" using talk pages in the fashion of a chat room, it would eventually need to be made against policy, therefore "discouraged" ultimately becomes "forbidden". <font face="Eurostile" size="3">[[User:Blue Ninjakoopa|<span style="color:#00008B">Blue Ninjakoopa</span>]]</font><sup>([[User talk:Blue Ninjakoopa|Talk]])</sup> 18:04, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
::::If Omega Tyrant and Dr. Pain feel that way, then let them say it instead of simply assuming they will and using that as an argument.  Regarding your actual argument, though, it then becomes a matter of personal opinion what counts as "impairing the community's ability to collaborate."  Give me an example where the word "fuck" would actually benefit the discussion.  It's easy to imagine a situation where it would start a flame war (e.g. "fuck you, your argument's gay and stupid"), or when it provokes others ("that's just fucking stupid shit" as opposed to "that's a stupid idea") but when would it actually help?  When you use those words, you're generally attacking a person or an idea with no substance and just flaming.
::::Blue Ninjakoopa: I didn't say that only young people would be affected.  Everyone has the potential to get angry and start insulting people, and on the internet a lot of insults come from cursing at people.  Just because someone is not a ten year old doesn't mean they're mature and reasonable.  Admins can make decisions for themselves regarding whether something is considered a personal attack because of profanity (see my example above).  In that example, if the profanity was removed, then there would be nothing left.  Writing to discourage profanity will make that person think twice before doing something like that and then they may decide not to use a personal attack after all.
::::I don't presume to be a know-it-all or right on everything.  If the important people on the wiki are against this proposal, then so be it - I won't push it. [[User:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Naked'''</font>]] [[User talk:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Snake'''</font>]] [[File:200px-Naked Snake.jpg |19px|]] 19:35, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
:::::Yeah, banning profanity won't stop profanity or flame wars. What does banning or discouraging profanity accomplish??? Nothing at all. Absolutely fucking nothing. If i say absolutely flipping nothing instead of absolutely fucking nothing, does the meaning change at ''all''??? lol censorship. These are words in the English dictionary that somebody decided to call "bad". They are just like any other word. Grow up. '''''[[User:Dr. Pain 99|<font color=navy>D<font color=#190080>o<font color=#310080>c<font color=#490080>t<font color=#620080>o<font color=purple>rP</font>a</font>i</font>n</font>9</font>9</font>]]''''' <small>[[Special:Contributions/Dr. Pain 99|{ROLLBACKER}]]</small> 23:16, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
::::::And what does saying "absolutely fucking nothing" accomplish that "absolutely nothing" does not?  Just because I don't like profanity doesn't make me immature.  I simply proposed something out of a genuine concern to help, but what do I get?  A rollbacker that insults me by telling me to "grow up" and makes fun of the situation.
::::::Based on what I see here, I've decided that I'm not going to waste any more effort trying to push this cause.  I will wait for an admin (or whoever is required) to review the discussion and make a final decision.  I'll accept that decision, whatever it might be.  Thanks for reading, everyone :) [[User:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Naked'''</font>]] [[User talk:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Snake'''</font>]] [[File:200px-Naked Snake.jpg |19px|]] 23:57, 7 August 2012 (EDT)
:::::::Absolutely fucking nothing conveys anger; absolutely nothing does not. And no, disliking profanity does not make you immature, but it's rather selfish of you to push for a discouragement on profanity just because you don't like it. If you don't like swear words, nobody said you had to use them, but don't take them away from the rest of us. Regardless, I do respect your "I'll back down if this isn't what the Wiki wants" attitude. Certain other users should stick to that more often. '''''[[User:Dr. Pain 99|<font color=navy>D<font color=#190080>o<font color=#310080>c<font color=#490080>t<font color=#620080>o<font color=purple>rP</font>a</font>i</font>n</font>9</font>9</font>]]''''' <small>[[Special:Contributions/Dr. Pain 99|{ROLLBACKER}]]</small> 00:02, 8 August 2012 (EDT)
::::::::Keep in mind that it is just as selfish of you to push not discouraging profanity.  You disagree with me; there's nothing wrong with that.  I'm only here to help, not to flame or insult anybody.  You're a rollbacker, so you must have done something to help the wiki, and for that I do respect your opinion. [[User:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Naked'''</font>]] [[User talk:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Snake'''</font>]] [[File:200px-Naked Snake.jpg |19px|]] 00:07, 8 August 2012 (EDT)
:::::::::See, here is where your position has its fallacy: not restricting profanity is allowing more liberty, and allowing people to express their opinion. Restricting profanity imposes your opinion on others.
:::::::::In some cases, restrictions can be made on behavior if the behavior detracts from other users; banning personal attacks protects the victims from unnecessary attacks. However, restricting profanity benefits nobody (note that racist/sexist language can be restricted under SW:NPA, so being "offended" can't really be used as a reason; there is no reason why the word "shit" is intrinsically offensive, as opposed to say, the N word). [[User:Mr. Anon|<font color="grey">'''Mr. '''</font><font color="midnightblue">'''Anon'''</font>]][[File:Anon.png|23px|link=Special:Random]][[User talk:Mr. Anon|''<span style="color: black;">talk</span>'']]  00:41, 8 August 2012 (EDT)
:::::::I think Semicolon argues this well, when he responded to a proposal to restrict profanity (proposed by none other than me, 3 years ago):
:::::::"There's a whole bunch of reasons why we shouldn't. Among them is that freedom of expression is something we value here on Smashwiki. Another reason is that what use is it to 'control' people's words? If I have to say 'flip' instead of fuck, what are you changing? You're changing a sequence of sounds that's completely arbitrary to the meaning. If it's the negative emotion that you are trying to keep away from yourself, then you're extremely naïve. If it's the combination of the sounds that make up the word fuck that you're afraid of, you're a retard. I'm going to assume you're not a retard, and it's the negative expression that you don't like. 1) Grow up. 2) Changing the word doesn't change the capacity to express negative emotions. 3) If we all start saying 'flip' and 'crap' and 's word' and 'witch' instead of what they really mean then we sound like a bunch of tools and immature 8 year olds who have sensitive ears. We're not changing the language policy."
:::::::[[User:Mr. Anon|<font color="grey">'''Mr. '''</font><font color="midnightblue">'''Anon'''</font>]][[File:Anon.png|23px|link=Special:Random]][[User talk:Mr. Anon|''<span style="color: black;">talk</span>'']]  00:10, 8 August 2012 (EDT)
::::::::No need to keep bringing up other peoples' opinions from the past, things can change with the times.  As I said, I've already said all I wanted to.  If the wiki decides that discouraging profanity is bad, then so be it.  [[User:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Naked'''</font>]] [[User talk:Naked Snake|<font color="darkgreen" size="2px">'''Snake'''</font>]] [[File:200px-Naked Snake.jpg |19px|]] 00:13, 8 August 2012 (EDT)
:::::::::I put his response because I think his argument still applies (minus rudeness of course). [[User:Mr. Anon|<font color="grey">'''Mr. '''</font><font color="midnightblue">'''Anon'''</font>]][[File:Anon.png|23px|link=Special:Random]][[User talk:Mr. Anon|''<span style="color: black;">talk</span>'']]  00:28, 8 August 2012 (EDT)

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