I wouldnt say well how could i put this... Divine Damn. or female dog, or a british cigarette. Those are my rules, and of course the uh, letter right of D on the keyboard.
' Wrote:Simple way to judge what is and is not insulting.
If someone says something that you as a person find insulting (not you as a character), PM the offender and request, politely, that they tone it down. If they refuse, then you have grounds to take action.
I'm glad this topic was opened and in response to what Derkylos said I'd like to make a point. Several time I have seen members of the BAF and BPA (not exclusively mind, I'm not having a personal dig) using such words as slope, squinty, slanteye and fish eaters when interacting with Kusari players. Though these terms are used in RP and in the spirit of good natured fun I feel I should point out that SOME players may well find them insulting or racist. Especially if they happen to be of oriental descent or, like me, have an oriental wife or girlfriend (not both unfortunately)
I would also point out someone mentioned words like bastard being used in RP as acceptable. Not so, I was born out of wedlock in the 1960's (yep i'm that old) and the 'bastard' stigma was something I grew up with at a time when it was not considered acceptable. So if anyone refers to me as a bastard even in an RP sense I will still hunt them down like a damn dirty dog :D
So THINK before you speak. If you are going to say something that could cause offense then the best course of action is DONT say it at all. If you know the people who will hear you and you know they will take anything in the spirit it is meant then fine but be aware that not everyone in game will have the same distinctions between what is insulting and what is not.
Just for the record, names I do answer to are ***hole, ***ker and ****head. All of which are more akin to statements of fact rather than insults to my character.
' Wrote:This really isn't something that needs to be taken super seriously because it's a game and most of us are just here to have fun. You should try smiling, you'll feel better about things (honest).
I was born out of wedlock too, but it's one of my favourite profane words. There's something about it, I guess I just like how it sounds. Not saying it should be allowed, just a shame that it isn't acceptable.
Point is, unless somebody is unleashing a torrent of foul mouthed profanity with no thought or reason, players should politely pm the person and try and sort it out between themselves, rather than screen/sanction, a mature person shrugs it off. Yes, it's against the rules, but it's also an easy way to get revenge on a person who simply slipped the mouth.
Although for the record, I have faced lawlswarms of many degrees, overkill from all kinds of players, but I am yet to slip the mouth. In game that is, Skype is another matter.
Yeah, I don't feel the need to swear in game, just my characters would like to to better express themselves.
As for the anti-kusarian stuff, yeah i've seen that, and it's really racist, really have no idea how we can say that stuff and not mild swear words. who the hell okayed that notion.