Only if you moderate by dictionary. In which case why use actual moderators and not simply use a simple word-based filter to auto ban users who use bad words.Pluvia said:We have very different definitions of "horribly unfriendly" then. For example if "Fuck off you Trans fuck" was allowed by the rules (the worst word there being "fuck") it'd be far more horribly unfriendly.
The only people that would benefit would be people who say things like that.
Context matters. Intent matters.
Which is exactly my point. A post without any expletives but written with horrible intent in context can be vastly more hostile and insulting. A post filled with literally nothing but expletives directed at another user but without any bad intent in a context where that can be reasonably interpreted as such shouldn't be a problem.
I mean just read through this entire thread here:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/6.934875-Race-A-Giant-Middle-Finger-to-Nazi-Germany
Do you honestly believe that's more welcoming to gay people than if someone'd just outright stated "All fucking faggots should just fucking die"?
Does it really matter what exact words someone uses if the message is exactly the same, or worse?
The Escapist's moderation is just way to focussed on literal words instead of what people are actually saying. So we're in a forum where you can say any horrible thing you want as long as you say it the right way.
I'd say either start moderating what people are saying, as subjective as that may be. Or allow people to say what they're already saying in any way they want.
Because the words used don't fucking matter. Except to the moderation here of course.