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My thoughts on the no-swearing rule

I am against this rule, for sure. While I understand it in some respect; I think that after nearly 6 and a half years, it needs to go --- all of this is my subjective opinion hence why I chose to not post this to a forum, but rather keep it my blog.

My reasons for opposing it:

1. One reason put forward is that Comic-Vine is child friendly. To be honest, while this is fine most kids don't use Comic-Vine --- the demographic for Comic-Vine is not comprised of majority children, and by that logic, what about all the violent fight-scenes which comics depict? The scans from Invincible #112 for example, depict violent imagery which should also be considered unsuitable. Yet, they are not.

2. I am not allowed to post the full S word. If I did, my comment would be edited. But, I can freely state the word F*ck as long as it's blocked. This is rather to an extent, illogical as everyone knows the intent is the same; so there's a lack of logic here.

3. Words such as sh*t and b*tch are not severe

4. Allowing swearing doesn't mean people will insult others more. People still have that choice today despite the rules. All they have to do is say something like for example: ''You're a f-cking idiot'' which is barely different from saying the full F bomb. Yet, most people don't do it because of the insult rules.

On GiantBomb, swear-words are allowed yet insults are not. You can say ''This game was f*cking sh!t'' yet not say ''You're a f*cking idiot'' to someone.

This site praises the notion that adults can like comic-books too --- yet, this rule after so many years feels outdated and unnecessary. The community on ComicVine has grown, and it can work just fine without a no-swearing rule.

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