Swearing? Allowed or no?

[xXCrossfireXx]

I'm kind of confused. I don't really get if swearing is allowed on the forum. And if it is, are there any restrictions on it?

 

[Barty1884]

Well yes, I do have one, would vulgar language include all swears, or just bad ones such as f, b, n, etc.?

Profanity, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is "an offensive word" or "offensive language".

As "offensive" generally is subjective, I'd just say best to avoid any/all

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Anyway, back to the topic, I really don't care what's "safe" to do on here to not get caught. I just need a final answer, is swearing allowed (by rules), and if it is, what's the acceptable usage of it?

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2668512/tom-forums.html
Violations
It violates the Tom's Hardware Rules of Conduct if you engage in any of the following activity:
6. Disrupt the natural flow of forum discussion through vulgar language, spamming, flooding, or any variant.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2083458/read-forum-rules-styling-posts.html
Read First: Forum Rules & Styling Posts
Specific Rules
• Disruption of the natural flow of forum discussion through vulgarity, spamming, flooding or other means.



Any questions?

Well yes, I do have one, would vulgar language include all swears, or just bad ones such as f, b, n, etc.?

Profanity of any kind is verboten.

I would suggest that you improve your language skills to the point that such use is no longer necessary.

 

[TechyInAZ]

People have been banned for that apparently. You can find many instances if you Google Banned from Tom's Hardware. I consider it a good idea to avoid cursing or calling people names.

Generally, being banned for swearing (or other behavior issues) only happens after a long train of repeated occurrences and warnings.
"Dude, don't do that"
"Really. Don't do that"
"OK, we're not telling you again"
"Awright...here's a 3 day ban because we told you multiple times"
a week later..."OK, that's it. Through the door or out the window"

For some people, though...The time between "Dude don't do that" and "Your grandchildren can't come here" is measured in nanoseconds.

This is especially true if a person has been an absolute jerk on the forums. So say for example you've been turning anything against you into a personal attack, then you start swearing...that pretty much equals a permaban.

 

[Wolfshadw]

@xXCrossfireXx

Just say no. We don't care if it enhances your comments or not. This is a family oriented web site and we do not allow offensive language here. If we catch it, we remove it. If you see it, we appreciate if you bring it to our attention so we can remove it. End of the day, just don't.

Trust me. It's not that hard to come up with safe, alternative descriptors. We moderators do it every minute, every hour, every day.

-Wolf sends

 

[jimmysmitty]

Anyway, back to the topic, I really don't care what's "safe" to do on here to not get caught. I just need a final answer, is swearing allowed (by rules), and if it is, what's the acceptable usage of it?

http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2668512/tom-forums.html
Violations
It violates the Tom's Hardware Rules of Conduct if you engage in any of the following activity:
6. Disrupt the natural flow of forum discussion through vulgar language, spamming, flooding, or any variant.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2083458/read-forum-rules-styling-posts.html
Read First: Forum Rules & Styling Posts
Specific Rules
• Disruption of the natural flow of forum discussion through vulgarity, spamming, flooding or other means.



Any questions?

Well yes, I do have one, would vulgar language include all swears, or just bad ones such as f, b, n, etc.?

I do not uinderstand why you are trying to find some sort of loophole. It doesn't matter how you feel about it when you selected "I Agree" and created an account here at Toms Hardware Forum you agreed to the terms and that includes not using vulgar language.

I don't care if people swear but rules are rules, stop trying to skirt them and creating more drama than there needs to be.

"Can I do XX" "No." "OK Thanks". <- that is how it should work.

 

[James Mason]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+vulgar+language

 

[Rogue Leader]

In case we were not clear enough I edited your last post and removed your references to vulgar words. That is how clear this needs to be. Nothing, nada, zilch.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

I think the point has been made and it's time to close this.