Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-8846246-20160124191909/@comment-25814498-20160126200952

[in advance, there is one instance of swearing in my response and I'm aware of it, but it's for the sake of arguing, so please don't ban me]

"Swearing makes places seem very immature"

Jackboog, could you take a look over there... Yeah, right over there. You see that recent wiki activity section? Good, me too. You wanna know what I see in that section? One blog that says Hey Guuuuurls, another that says I l-love you baka... and another that says Wahahah your friend needs some help!... What were you saying again? Something about a wiki coming off as mature?

In all seriousness though, I cannot take that reply in earnest when that's the first thing coming at my face when I go onto the wiki. You say it's a community second, yet the majority of edits happen on community blogs or talk pages. Nothing about what you say holds any weight if you allow shit like that to happen in the first place! See what I used there? It's called profanity, and I used it in place of "stuff" because I'm not 6 years old and I know when and where it's appropriate to swear. I didn't do it to look funny and I didn't do it too look immature, I did it because it is a real word in the oxford dictionary, meaning among other things, something worthless; rubbish; nonsense. I did it because I'm mature enough to look at it and not erupt into a juvenile giggle fit. And I did it because it's a part of my idiolect, my language, and after processing all of the other words in my head, I thought it was appropriate.

You don't and shouldn't have to censor an entire wikia when there is no clear reason to do so! The only valid argument you've brought up is "Just use a different word", but why should we have to? As far as I'm aware there isn't a single person on this wiki that is too immature to see the profanity you're prohibiting, and if they really are that childish, then they shouldn't be playing yandere simulator! From what your saying, the topics in the game such as suicide, bullying and murder are more inappropriate than saying "hell" or "damn".

How long the rule has applied for shouldn't matter either. Slavery was explicitly recognized and protected in the US constitution and took 18 years to be outlawed by the, but we're not saying it's any better because it was in the constitution since the founding of america(I'm not saying the two issues are in anyway related, I'm simply making a point).

Again, I'm not telling you to let people run wild, but please trust the community with a matter as trivial as this. We are old enough to know when swearing appropriate and when enough is enough. Give us the freedom too use language where we deem it appropriate, and when you think it's gone too far, say so, but don't apply such harsh censorship for so solid reason. As I have said before, I don't believe it should be removed completely. Without a rule specifically addressing it, people could use it as a n excuse to go wild on the wiki; and so should be changed to either "No swearing is allowed on articles" or "Excessive swearing is prohibited". They're just suggestions, but  believe they are appropriate for the wiki as it stands.