Well, we talked about the swearing issue among us admins and Impeal brought up that Bart has mentioned many times in the past that he doesn't want swearing on the main site and he wants it to be as work safe as possible. Now, I'd argue that it's a bit different with this temporary site of ours because 1) we aren't aiming for it to be any kind of professional site and 2) it's essentially a blog.
So we talked with Bart as well and he basically said that if you want to make a serious article you should be able to do it without saying fuck. This I agree with, serious articles definitely shouldn't have this kind of swearing. I don't personally have a problem with "fuck" or "shit" and I doubt it's going to be a problem if it's used in a few articles (if they actually contribute to the article). But if we see people using these words when there's absolutely no need to or it's getting out of hand, we'll definitely step in. I seriously don't think we need a strict rule for this and I really doubt it's even going to be a problem when the site is up and we'll have a few guidelines for the staffers.
Our policy is that light swearing is allowed and of course depending on the context. I think I'm a pretty nice guy but I still use swear words in my posts and I honestly don't think anyone has ever had a problem with that. I can completely understand konix's point but I don't think this is about forcefully trying to look professional or grown up. I hope everyone can at least respect this decision and it's not really asking for much and you still have pretty much free hands what to write about.
Last Edit: January 15, 2008, 05:10:12 am by DragonSlayer
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