Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-23893664-20130505172035/@comment-4295646-20130506051310

Pramirez351 wrote: Although I understand that different people see a different meaning to a word, I have to support the black listing of THIS word. I mean I don't mind people saying it, but its the opinion of the community that matters. If someone comes in, and says this word, the first time, the person should be given a verval warning, just in case they don't know this word is black listed (although if we plainly state so in the main rules, then people SHOULD come into chat knowing its a no no word, although 75% of all new people in chat never read the rules first.) Again, i was surprised when i found out that the N word and the G word were banned but not this one xD.

That's sort of circular reasoning, isn't it? That you support the ban because group opinion should determine the policy, and your opinion is that the ban is good? That's what the poll is for in the first place. I feel like there must be another reason we're not getting at.

That said, there's always a problem when we attempt to police future conversation by appealing to popular opinion rather than by appealing to what's right. And the problem is that we run the risk of disadvantaging groups who aren't here to make their preferences known. Our population of Europeans and Australians (to reuse Obeseman's examples) is relatively small; but that doesn't mean they have less of a right to speak as they find appropriate. We just act like it does by imposing bans that weigh more heavily on them than on us. (i don't know how to do and undo the quote thing okay)