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Post by Qwerty on Jun 10, 2012 2:12:15 GMT
Use of Social Groups as an Insult or derogatory term
Risk: 20% warning for every 3 infractions
Using any social group as an insult, whether jokingly or otherwise will be punished. That includes calling something gay, retarded, or "black". Use of these words as insults or derogatory terms offends all members of said party. We are willing to be lenient in the use of "retarded", as it is commonly used and is a hard habit to get rid of, but using it multiple times regardless of warnings will result in disciplinary action. This applies on both the forums and chat. This DOES include words intended to dodge this rule with an obvious meaning, such as "fgt".
Risk: 20% warning for every 3 infractions
Using any social group as an insult, whether jokingly or otherwise will be punished. That includes calling something gay, retarded, or "black". Use of these words as insults or derogatory terms offends all members of said party. We are willing to be lenient in the use of "retarded", as it is commonly used and is a hard habit to get rid of, but using it multiple times regardless of warnings will result in disciplinary action. This applies on both the forums and chat. This DOES include words intended to dodge this rule with an obvious meaning, such as "fgt".
Recently, some question has come up about the quality of this rule. Some argue that it is important to prevent people from being insulted (be they part of said social group or otherwise), and others argue that most members do not like the rule in its current form.
Note that the results of this poll will not be the be-all end-all of the issue. The results will be taken into account in the final decision, but they are not the final decision. That one is up to Veers, Fox, and myself.
