I miss Adrian, Louis and Tribesman

[Rhyfelwyr]

I understand perfectly well. As I said, Louis did not use the word in any sort of malicious way, since Frags and everyone knew he was kidding on.

However, he said the word in such a context that the only meaning that could have been intended was to refer to a person's sexuality, even if only in jest. The word, used in that context, is a swear word. Whether used maliciously or not, that is against forum rules.

Saying Louis has a cow fetish does not involve swearing. On the other hand if I were to jokingly say to you, "Oh Sarmatian, you're such a [swear word]", I would expect an infraction.

[Sarmatian]

I understand perfectly well. As I said, Louis did not use the word in any sort of malicious way, since Frags and everyone knew he was kidding on.

However, he said the word in such a context that the only meaning that could have been intended was to refer to a person's sexuality, even if only in jest. The word, used in that context, is a swear word. Whether used maliciously or not, that is against forum rules.

Saying Louis has a cow fetish does not involve swearing. On the other hand if I were to jokingly say to you, "Oh Sarmatian, you're such a [swear word]", I would expect an infraction.

So, I'm not allowed to say "Louis, you like to **** animals",
but I'm allowed to say "Louis, you like having intercourse with animals"

Do you understand how silly this is, and totally against the spirit of the forum rules, even if it is within the letter. How many infractions and bans could have been handed out so far if we stuck to the letter of the rules in the backroom? And yet, the backroom remains one of most civil and insightful fora that deals with controversial issues I've ever seen and we've discussed religious matters, gay issues, guns, genocides, massacres, terrorism, racism and many more difficult topics...

[Rhyfelwyr]

So, I'm not allowed to say "Louis, you like to **** animals",
but I'm allowed to say "Louis, you like having intercourse with animals"

Do you understand how silly this is, and totally against the spirit of the forum rules, even if it is within the letter. How many infractions and bans could have been handed out so far if we stuck to the letter of the rules in the backroom? And yet, the backroom remains one of most civil and insightful fora that deals with controversial issues I've ever seen and we've discussed religious matters, gay issues, guns, genocides, massacres, terrorism, racism and many more difficult topics...

Well, I think "intercourse" is a bit crude. I would think swearing is banned simply because the words themselves are harsh and unpleasant.

Of course, there's an infinite number of times when Louis and Strike exchanged banter that had obvious sexual overtones. I don't think anybody had a problem with that.

But when you start being more explicit and bringing in either swearing or crude terms, it had a much less pleasant tone IMO.