Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3225604-20140324101537/@comment-26474238-20140324210936

Wildoneshelper wrote: This point of view is challenged in my wiki. I can't find a convincing answer to this question. My stance probably is "yes". However, other people start to question: "Banning people from speaking foul language is an act of suppressing freedom of speech". I'm also quite adamant that "swearing harms reputation more than banning people who swear". Moreover, someone points at admins who think that people should not swear "is a problem". I can't get the logic, and if you support my stance, could you give me a better explanation why we should ban people from saying foul language?

And if I am wrong somewhere, I would like to say we should ban users who say foul language which HURTS someone.

Here is the way I see and understand the matter:

-Wikia does not abide by the U.S. Consitution. What this means is that Freedom of Speech does not apply to wikis in general, nor Wikia as a whole. For clarification, what this means is that any argument using FoS is inherently null when used within Wikia.

-There is a difference between expletives, and obscenity. There is absolutely nothing wrong with expletives, as they are simply a flavour tool when writing/speaking. They might not be professional, but that does not mean they should be stifled in an adult community.

-The rest I believe is summed up pretty nicely by the others here expressing their opinions and thoughts. So I will leave it at that.