waaaay too many new posts for me to look over in the amount of time I have, so if I miss something important, forgive me.

Quote Originally Posted by Lord Krang
I edit out swear words in the FF forums all the time. I even edit out things like "i think tidus is GAY cuz he looks GAY OMG GAY!" because it's offensive and immature. So it's not just one mod doing it.
I agree 100% with that. That's not merely "getting around the swear filter," it's a legitimate threat to the board's maturity. Plus it's just downright rude. I'd edit that out, too.

We're LAZY. That's all. But it still seems like you're voicing your personal preferences. We have rules in place that are based on discussions we have in staff and anything you see done is done in accordance to our rules. It seems to be your personal preference that we stop editing out such words.
There's a distinct difference between personal preference and what I consider to be best for the board. My personal preference is that the swear filter be removed entirely. However, I accept that, under the circumstances, that the filter is beneficial to the board. However, I feel that the draconian enforcement of the unnecessary filter(unnecessary due to the fact that if it weren't for Google, only the f-word would be filtered) is detrimental.

Plus, if we're going with the "it only bothers a couple of people" reason... I only see a couple of people complaining about swears being edited.
I only see a couple of people that would complain about the swears being uneditted. The amount of people to complain whether or not something happens is immaterial to the effect it has on the board itself and the atmosphere.
Plus, if I make a public LJ entry and link people to here, I could get a helluva lot more than "a couple" of people that agree with me.

Yeah. So far the "Ban Raistlin" option is... I don't know how to spell that word. Unanamous? That's not right. Damn. This was almost funny too.
I almost laughed out loud upon reading that. xD

Your posts aren't being censored unless a staff member deems that your swearing is indeed "too much" or "vulgar."
All I'm asking is that "shit"(yes I'm "getting around" the filter here to make a point) in the middle of an otherwise perfectly fine post not be considered "vulgar." Everything outside the f-word, even according to the Forum Rules, is fine unless the usage is excessive.

Technically, the rules say the staff has the right to edit every post on the board into a declaration of homosexuality. That doesn't make it right.
Exactly.

Thanks for saying something totally irrelevant.
Bleys's point was perfectly relevent. It states that Staff(*ducks BooB*) shouldn't act out of personal preference - just because they can do it.

I agree that we get to decide what is and isn't appropriate, if that's what he meant. edcwhtvr is righ. I am so very very confused. ;_;
Yes, Staff decides what is and isn't appropriate - but that should be on a case by case basis. Editting out of swear just because it's a swear is not only obsessive, but also against Forum Rules as Proto(I think) posted.

EDIT:

I'm seeing that he's trying to imply that we're likely to come down hard on someone who is doing something that would normally be fine because we don't like them. Nice.
No, he's merely pointing out that Staff in general seems to have a habit of making up rules to justify past actions - which would have normally been fine. Remember Kane's sig?
Whether I agree with him or not based on one incident, I really can't say. But the point is somewhat justified.