Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-24011918-20131214001227/@comment-24486926-20131216012302

The Bitter Cold wrote: Silverspots: Don't worry, I'm not offended. As for your example, I don't see how that's any better than Calasan's. Calling something "retarded" is more like hitting a punching bag or cursing at the wind.

Prince(ss) Platinum: That would be a much better solution than issuing an instant ban to anyone who uses the word, but to implement such a thing would result in a debate over freedom of speech, which I would be willing to participate in. However, that's a discussion for a different thread altogether. That simply lacks thinking about the person that you're cursing about when you're cursing at the wind. Think about it this way; how would you like it if I referred to everything bad as "That User named The Bitter Cold." Sure, it may not bother you, but it would bother others. It would harm others, and yes, eventually harm you.

As far as what Maria would like to propose, if it ends the problem, so be it. If it doesn't, then I still stand on these slurs being an automatic ban.