(April 23, 2019 at 9:27 am)Losty Wrote: But how is that a real problem? We don’t charge forum bot with going around whacking of the heads of anyone who uses a slur. We have real people behind the scenes and our first course of action is always to let someone know how they’ve violated a rule and what’s expected of them in the future to avoid problems. So maybe someone speaking English as a second language uses a slur and we tell them “hey, we don’t allow the use of that word here” and they say “oh sorry i didn’t realize” ....so....where’s the big problem that arises?
I didn't say it was a problem. Not a problem for me, personally, anyway. But since there is no list of "forbidden" words, enforcement of this rule and the process of judgement what is meant as a slur and what isn't, may come across as arbitrary. Unless this is meant to only be applied in obvious cases, which I thought was being done already, anyway.
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