I couldn’t seem to find this in the board rules anywhere. I was under the impression that we could swear in forums other than the Pit as long as we weren’t insulting other Dopers. Am I wrong in thinking this, and is it specifically noted anywhere on the board?
Generally speaking, that’s true. We don’t want to be in the business of censoring language, we just want to ensure that there is civil discourse between posters. The use of strong language to make a point is certainly within that realm.
We have, on occasion, asked people to watch their language in a few special circumstances: for instance, we had one poster who used “fuck” every other word (OK, I exaggerate, but only slightly) and that was viewed as excessive. Even for the Pit. And, there are times in Cafe Society, when the tone of the conversation takes a turn for the worse on account of excessive “bad language.” However, those are the exceptions.
Thank you very much, C K Dexter Haven. I wasn’t exactly going to start going around posting in a tide of profanity; I was curious, though.