Quote Originally Posted by Haseno View Post
I go by my own rules. I bend the knee to no one. The people who defend censorship are never the good guys. Never once.
Freedom isn't free. It comes with the price of responsibility.

When you choose to join a community, part of that responsibility is compromise so the community runs smoothly.

Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
I'm not using "swearing" as a euphemism for doing worse things. I'm saying that because it's – not exactly but I thought on par with – the example given by Square Enix in their rules under the drop-down points for "Offensive/Indecent Expressions".



If the owner of the house going to permit a thing at all so long as everyone in the room is okay with it, then they shouldn't be the ones in trouble when a new person enters and doesn't like their discussion.

Conversely, if the owner is not okay with that discussion happening in the private room whether they can hear it or not, then they should make it a blanket rule that you can't talk that way and in all situations you do so at your own risk.

Allow it in private discussion, or don't. Not a vague "you can while you think everyone is okay with it, until you unexpectedly get reported for it".
I doubt that SE is going to penalize anyone immediately for a first report. Penalties are far more likely to occur if other members go over the top with the questionable speech in order to provoke/harass the new member.

All it takes is saying "sorry, this speech is allowed within this FC. If you find it offensive, you should join a different FC". The player offended could then leave voluntarily or be removed by the FC leader.

It does show that a FC leader and those given permission to invite new members should use caution before doing so.

Regarding fears of players intentionally FC hopping in the attempt to report other players speech in a FC chat, the player doing it is just as likely to get penalized if the GMs notice their behavior pattern.