Does my signature, or the 'S word' offend anybody here?

[Dayve]

In all seriousness, does the word 'shit', or the first part of my signature offend anybody here to the point where they would give it a second thought and/or complain about it?

In the forums of a game where to win you need to assassinate people, exterminate cities, execute POW's and fight batles in which thousands of men die, it surprises me that a comedic quote from Family guy, or the word shit, would offend anybody, so please, post your comments, because i'm tired of being warned by mods for saying a mild swear word which everybody says at least once a day, and a funny quote for a cartoon.

[Redleg]

Read the forum rules it tells you what the general theme of the site is for content of material that can be posted.

[Grey_Fox]

You seem to have this problem on a lot of forums you visit Dayve. The rules state no swearwords. You agreed to the rules when you joined up, and then promptly break them. And it's all somebody else's fault.

[Adrian II]

In all seriousness, does the word 'shit', or the first part of my signature offend anybody here to the point where they would give it a second thought and/or complain about it?

In the forums of a game where to win you need to assassinate people, exterminate cities, execute POW's and fight batles in which thousands of men die, it surprises me that a comedic quote from Family guy, or the word shit, would offend anybody, so please, post your comments, because i'm tired of being warned by mods for saying a mild swear word which everybody says at least once a day, and a funny quote for a cartoon.

I am not offended, but I know others may be. There is no need to use swear words as long as other, more eloquent options are open to express your thoughts and feelings. Learn to use them or go somewhere else. And please take this thread with you, because it does not belong here; it belongs in the Watchtower.

[Ser Clegane]

it belongs in the Watchtower.

And there it is moved - and then perhaps the thread-starter will notice that the topic is already discussed there

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Adrian is correct, this thread will shortly migrate.

The term of which you seem so enamored is a vulgarism. While probably not deeply offensive to any of the adults and near adults in the Backroom, it does offend some and there are other perfectly effective ways to express yourself that do not rely on such terms.

Besides, its just more fun etymologically, to use phrases like:

flaming rectal sphincter

or

phallologocentric

or

rectal-cranial inversion

and the like. Shows more wit.

I can trade vulgarisms with any under-educated 12-year old at a local convenience store. On a site dedicated to various versions of digital domination of Europe, I'd actually hope for a little more.

[The Stranger]

i got warned for using the same word over and over in a poem :P... anyway... what is the problem... sometimes you must adjust to place you go to...

[Dayve]

So i take it since i can see two signatures here, one speaking of masturbation and one with the word 'pissing' in it, we can say whatever the we want in this part of the forum?

Awesome. I've found my home, because you know what? As Ricky from Trailerpark Boys said, if i can't swear.

[caravel]

So i take it since i can see two signatures here, one speaking of masturbation and one with the word 'pissing' in it, we can say whatever the fuck we want in this part of the forum?

Awesome. I've found my home, because you know what? As Ricky from Trailerpark Boys said, if i can't swear, i'm fucked.

Foreskin retraction isn't masturbation. That relates to a thread in the backroom quite a while back about where a member mentioned that he had never retracted his foreskin in his entire life. Piss is one of those words that like bloody or hell over here in the UK, is no longer that much of a bad word. S*** and f*** are still vulgar and offensive and probably will continue to be for many years to come. The problem is not, as you seem to think "oooooh he said a bad word I'm so offended", it is the fact that such vulgarity is crass, impolite, unnecessary and only gives a bad impression of yourself to the board at large. I'm sure there are members here that otherwise swear like troopers, but they don't do it here and that's what counts.

[econ21]

We've just debated bad language here recently:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=72623

A couple of things I would add that are specific to the original poster's complaint.

First, the context and usage of bad language is important. If Hugh Grant swears two dozen times in the first few minutes of a light comedy film, it is less offensive than if a big pugnacious drunk approaches you threateningly and swears once in your face. I typically edit out swearwords that are used in a fairly innocent way (e.g. drat! (substitute swear word of choice) I hit my thumb with a hammer!) without bothering the poster. But where they are used to insult or attack, that's a different matter.

Second, moderators may are likely to treat repeat offenders more strictly. With a first offender, I may raise the issue by PM or give a zero point warning. With a persistent offender, I am likely to start giving warning points.

But again - it's not rocket science. It ultimately boils down to this:

Forum rules = no swearing.

Breaking forum rules = warning.

[Dayve]

Except for this forum, right? Because i see two signatures in this thread that violate forum rules, which leads me to believe this part of the forum is an exception.

Also if you can quote me on where i have used swear words in an offensive way towards anybody or anything in this forum, that'd be great. Thanks.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

"foreskin" and "pissing" are allowed, the f word is not. Surely it's not to much hassle?

[Redleg]

Except for this forum, right? Because i see two signatures in this thread that violate forum rules, which leads me to believe this part of the forum is an exception.

Also if you can quote me on where i have used swear words in an offensive way towards anybody or anything in this forum, that'd be great. Thanks.

If you believe the signature violates one of the rules of the forum - report it to the adminstrator. If a moderator or the adminstrator of this site decides my signature violates the rules - then I will change the signature, because that is what is required if I wish to post at this site, which has its rules to insure that the owners of the site don't have legal issues.

The rules clearly state. "Posts containing any generally objectionable material: knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law. Posting of copyrighted material, unless the copyright is owned by you or by The Guild, is discouraged. The Guild expects its patrons to remain civil even in the face of disagreements. Any kind of "flaming", slurs or insults adressed to an individual or a group is extremely inappropriate. Please respect etiquette at all times.
"

There are words that are in the grey area of acceptablity. Then there are words that clearly violate the forum rules. The word "piss" just happens to fall into that area. So since you find the word unacceptable the polite thing would be to either modify the signature or even change it. So a slight modification still protrays the meanin of the orginal word and "cleans" the way it was stated into a more polite form of the orginal meaning. ie - not a big deal to change a signature,

Now if a moderator informed me that they find the signature to be in violation of the forum rules - instead of going to the watchtower to make a public embrassement of myself for my choice of words - I would quietly just change the signature, because if a moderator informed me that the word is inapporiate.

There are things to protest about in the way some things are moderated in any site, but this is not one of them.

[drone]

Except for this forum, right? Because i see two signatures in this thread that violate forum rules, which leads me to believe this part of the forum is an exception.

Also if you can quote me on where i have used swear words in an offensive way towards anybody or anything in this forum, that'd be great. Thanks.

Signatures are visible in all fora, not just the Backroom. So I'm assuming that whatever you put in your signature needs to be appropriate for all fora that you have ever posted in, and any that you wish to post into in the future.