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What exactly is 'excessive' swearing

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The rules said that if they were used correctly and not excessivly, cursing was acceptable. What is concidered excessive though. Lets say for example I happen to have a sig I would like to use that is a .gif file. In forementioned .gif 'the F word' is used. It's used for the sake of comedy, and it doesn't reference anything sexual. Are we down with that kind of thing, or is use of that word righ out?

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It's more as in, if someone was to say " aw hell....I shouldn't have done that =p"

 

 

 

Compared to if they were constantly saying it in one post flaming someone or ranting about something.

 

 

 

 

 

Edit: The "F" word is not allowed, and for good a reason.

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It's more as in, if someone was to say " aw hell....I shouldn't have done that =p"

 

 

 

Compared to if they were constantly saying it in one post flaming someone or ranting about something.

 

 

 

 

 

Edit: The "F" word is not allowed, and for good a reason.

 

 

 

 

 

Alright, I can handle that.

 

What's the good reason though? What's wrong with cursing?

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Swearing Imposes a Personal Penalty

 

It gives a bad impression

 

It makes you unpleasant to be with

 

It endangers your relationships

 

It's a tool for whiners and complainers

 

It reduces respect people have for you

 

It shows you don't have control

 

It's a sign of a bad attitude

 

It discloses a lack of character

 

It's immature

 

It reflects ignorance

 

It sets a bad example

 

 

 

Swearing is Bad for Society

 

It contributes to the decline of civility

 

It represents the dumbing down of America

 

It offends more people than you think

 

It makes others uncomfortable

 

It is disrespectful of others

 

It turns discussions into arguments

 

It can be a sign of hostility

 

It can lead to violence

 

 

 

Swearing corrupts the English language

 

It's abrasive, lazy language

 

It doesn't communicate clearly

 

It neglects more meaningful words

 

It lacks imagination

 

It has lost its effectiveness

 

 

 

From: Cuss Control Academy

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Well, we have younger people using these forums, and it makes some older people feel uncomfortable too.

 

 

 

But really, why swear at all? It only says that your not able to say something smart, and can only use childish swear words.

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Swearing Imposes a Personal Penalty

 

It gives a bad impression

 

It makes you unpleasant to be with

 

It endangers your relationships

 

It's a tool for whiners and complainers

 

It reduces respect people have for you

 

It shows you don't have control

 

It's a sign of a bad attitude

 

It discloses a lack of character

 

It's immature

 

It reflects ignorance

 

It sets a bad example

 

 

 

Swearing is Bad for Society

 

It contributes to the decline of civility

 

It represents the dumbing down of America

 

It offends more people than you think

 

It makes others uncomfortable

 

It is disrespectful of others

 

It turns discussions into arguments

 

It can be a sign of hostility

 

It can lead to violence

 

 

 

Swearing corrupts the English language

 

It's abrasive, lazy language

 

It doesn't communicate clearly

 

It neglects more meaningful words

 

It lacks imagination

 

It has lost its effectiveness

 

 

 

From: Cuss Control Academy

 

 

 

Alright, thanks for the poster, but why don't you like it? Sure, people who swear every other word screw up the english language, sound igorent, and I all around can't stand them, but isn't that hard to curse and not sound like a total idiot. I swear plenty, but I always make sure to use it in context.

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What exactly is 'excessive' swearing

 

**** you **** ******* *** *****-******!!! Your mom ***** you! hahaha n00b you *******. ********************************************************************************************************

 

 

 

^^Answer

"The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is."

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Simply put, alot of the players are younger. They should not have to be subjected to swearing.

 

 

 

Will swearing get you muted? Not always. If you have having fun talking to friends and you are not going overboard, you will probably be ok. If you swear at someone with spite, all bets are off.

 

 

 

Just think about how it would make you feel if you had a younger brother/sister and someone was swearing around them. It isn't appropriate and most people would not want it to happen.

 

 

 

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Swearing Imposes a Personal Penalty

 

It gives a bad impression

 

It makes you unpleasant to be with

 

It endangers your relationships

 

It's a tool for whiners and complainers

 

It reduces respect people have for you

 

It shows you don't have control

 

It's a sign of a bad attitude

 

It discloses a lack of character

 

It's immature

 

It reflects ignorance

 

It sets a bad example

 

 

 

Swearing is Bad for Society

 

It contributes to the decline of civility

 

It represents the dumbing down of America

 

It offends more people than you think

 

It makes others uncomfortable

 

It is disrespectful of others

 

It turns discussions into arguments

 

It can be a sign of hostility

 

It can lead to violence

 

 

 

Swearing corrupts the English language

 

It's abrasive, lazy language

 

It doesn't communicate clearly

 

It neglects more meaningful words

 

It lacks imagination

 

It has lost its effectiveness

 

 

 

From: Cuss Control Academy

 

 

 

 

 

Look like you dislike swearing... And know a lot about it =p

 

 

 

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Swearing Imposes a Personal Penalty

 

It gives a bad impression

 

It makes you unpleasant to be with

 

It endangers your relationships

 

It's a tool for whiners and complainers

 

It reduces respect people have for you

 

It shows you don't have control

 

It's a sign of a bad attitude

 

It discloses a lack of character

 

It's immature

 

It reflects ignorance

 

It sets a bad example

 

 

 

Swearing is Bad for Society

 

It contributes to the decline of civility

 

It represents the dumbing down of America

 

It offends more people than you think

 

It makes others uncomfortable

 

It is disrespectful of others

 

It turns discussions into arguments

 

It can be a sign of hostility

 

It can lead to violence

 

 

 

Swearing corrupts the English language

 

It's abrasive, lazy language

 

It doesn't communicate clearly

 

It neglects more meaningful words

 

It lacks imagination

 

It has lost its effectiveness

 

 

 

From: Cuss Control Academy

 

 

 

well said my freind, plus why do you need to anyway, to try act tough? lol

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Swearing is using one inappropriate word.

 

Excessive swearing is using more than one inappropriate word.

 

 

 

Hey, if it's inappropriate for children, then explain to me why it's appropriate to adults.

 

 

 

- Sligo

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I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but, I am not sure you realize tht what you heard is not what I meant.

Swearing Imposes a Personal Penalty

 

It gives a bad impression

 

It makes you unpleasant to be with

 

It endangers your relationships

 

It's a tool for whiners and complainers

 

It reduces respect people have for you

 

It shows you don't have control

 

It's a sign of a bad attitude

 

It discloses a lack of character

 

It's immature

 

It reflects ignorance

 

It sets a bad example

 

 

 

Swearing is Bad for Society

 

It contributes to the decline of civility

 

It represents the dumbing down of America

 

It offends more people than you think

 

It makes others uncomfortable

 

It is disrespectful of others

 

It turns discussions into arguments

 

It can be a sign of hostility

 

It can lead to violence

 

 

 

Swearing corrupts the English language

 

It's abrasive, lazy language

 

It doesn't communicate clearly

 

It neglects more meaningful words

 

It lacks imagination

 

It has lost its effectiveness

 

 

 

From: Cuss Control Academy

 

 

 

I beg to differ. Used at the right times I find swearing can be good. For instance, if I'm VERY angry people will know because I'll probably swear. I think swearing is a delicate and underrated part of the English language that, if used well, can help to emphasise a point with great magnitude.

 

Of course, swearing all the time or for no reason is moronic.

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i have no problem with swearing. it doesn't hurt anyone, and doesnt offend anymore than name calling such as "noob" would and that's allowed. Swearing just for the sake of swearing and showing off is childish but in certain situations swearing is the most effective way of displaying anger.

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I'm okay with swearing as long as it isn't pointed towards any person...

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Hey, if it's inappropriate for children, then explain to me why it's appropriate to adults.

 

 

It isn't, swearing pretty much brings you down to the intelligence level of a child, most likely even less (By child, I mean under eight years old). Maybe even throw in some monkey genes/brains and you have yourself a swearing adult/child. Trust me, I'm only thirteen and hearing anyone swearing without a *good* reason gets a bit annoying, especially when it's eight year-olds (All this is in reference to real life, thankfully Runescape has a chat filter) What I really think they should do is adjust the filters to allow you to swear, yet if you do, your sentence does not appear at all to the ones around you. This would prevent you being able to convey your opinion because most of the time, even if you only see *'s then you can usually fill in the word. Not only that, but this would clear up all the clutter of pointless statements, preventing chat clutter. They would have to majorly adjust the chat filters, and fix the current bugs.

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