Quote Originally Posted by Kikuchiyo View Post
I did mention this while I was on the staff here. Swearing is another matter, equating my statements about moderators easing off or relaxing some rules, to simply "allowing swearing" is misleading. This mistake has already been made in this thread by another staffer. It's necessary to think outside the box here and not jump to the same textbook conclusions. My opinions on swearing are irrelevant now, but at the time I argued for a simple swear filter rather than the current intrusive and labour intensive method of editing posts. This idea was immediately shot down. A swear filter IMHO is still the best option, the moderators are not here to nanny or educate people - this is the same opinion I expressed in private discussions with other staff. Spotting and manual edits are also not a catch all - so what's the point? Search the .org for your favourite four letter expletive, I'm sure you'll find something.
I will concede that when I read your post the first time I saw "Relax the rules" with no details and wondered what rules you wanted relaxed. Reading carefully again I now see that you basically want reforms in:
1. Avatar politics
2. Moderation
3. The member caste system.

Regarding swearing, I think the gameroom system is the best. And you did write this in our discussion:
After reading the above posts I concede that filters would indeed be a bad idea. Thank you for helping me to see the light.
Considering the EB Tavern situation, would you under this new reform have acted differently?