Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-24881871-20141004223618/@comment-24434736-20141004232238

Likferd wrote:

ChaoZStrider wrote:

Likferd wrote:

ChaoZStrider wrote: the slur rule is to stop people from calling other people those words, not just talking about it. That is why it is up to moderator discretion. They have to look at the situation in context and decide whether or not it was meant offensively. Even if it is used offensively, must we hold a person's hand and protect them from the big bad outside world? This is a horror literature site, not a daycare. It's time that we recognize this and break useless tradition. The main wiki is a horror literature site, the chat is a place for people to discuss things that interest them and to be able to feel like they won't be harassed by doing so. Don't forget so quickly that the opening for the chat used to be "Welcome to the Creepypasta wiki Day Care Center"

People are assholes, this is common knowledge, however. Just because you(people in general) are on the internet doesn't give you the right to be one. Slurs are banned because they are offensive and are an easy way to get a reaction. They simply aren't appropriate. I understand the chat is a separate entity from the site, but I don't see how treating the chat as an alternative to Club Penguin would help, especially considering the people using the chat are already familiar with the content of the wiki. Correct me if I am wrong, but the content of the wiki ALSO disallows slurs, does it not?