Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-24881871-20141004223618/@comment-25558572-20141005071143

Even before I read Guy's responses (he's done an excellent job of pointing out what's the problem), I thought this was both an unnecessary and, frankly, stupid idea.

This is a chatroom, not real life. No one's stopping you guys from actually slurring as much as you like in the real world; we simply don't want to hear it here. Words (yes, even words over a screen from someone you don't know) have a lot of power to hurt or offend and just because you're okay with something doesn't mean everyone else will be.

I don't want this place to become any more lenient than it already is because we're a busy chat and we need a lot of rules and moderators to help it run at all smoothly. The rules may need to be changed or updated in the future, but lifting a reasonable and justified ban on slurs is not needed. Follow the rules or receive consequences, and if you don't like it, find somewhere else to chat.