Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-24011918-20131214001227/@comment-24011918-20131215171158

TheOperator: I have to disagree with you here. If a "retard" is somebody with a mental handicap, then I'm technically "retarded" and so are several of my friends. And given that I just made a forum post on the matter, I think I know what I'm talking about. And honestly, even though I'v never been called "gay" or whatnot, I'm going to assume it's just as offensive, because this word really grinds me up, same as other people I've seen being offended by other slurs.

The Bitter Cold: Much as I hate to admit it, you do have a point. If all the older members of chat were to use this word, chances are things might not be as bad as they are, and maybe the rule could be downplayed until it was a warning. But as it is, we have newer members that are for more crude and cold, and new (and older) members that do take offense to such things, given that, and the history of the slurs, I really think we need this. But yes, if it were just some more mature members of chat, I don't think we'd need that rule to be nearly as severe.

Slosh and Maria: Yes, you have a point there as well. But would you rather sit down and let people being attacked here as well, or at least try to do something about it? I get that it does seem futile, but I think it's much worse if we just stand by and let it happen.