# What is the Current SDMB position on swearing outside the Pit? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 8, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-sdmb-position-on-swearing-outside-the-pit/311679 "2005-07-08T23:25:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-sdmb-position-on-swearing-outside-the-pit/311679/1 "2005-07-08T23:25:27Z")
Kids hear it all the time. My own almost 4 year old niece loves playing GTA San Andreas which is riddled with swearing. A twelve rated film contains it. People on the streets use it all the time. So I have to wonder… what is the position of a board who’s youngest member is aproximately 14, and who’s probably youngest lurker is probably about the same… on swearing outside the pit? ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-sdmb-position-on-swearing-outside-the-pit/311679/2 "2005-07-08T23:35:56Z")
Inventions I seem to recall a poster saying how fucking annoyed with something. Then, another person reprimanded them for it. A mod walked by, and pointed out that since we are all adults(Yes, even me. :rolleyes: ) here, there is no problem. After all, he was swearing about some political action, not about another poster. Besides, he was not angry enough to open a pit thread. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-sdmb-position-on-swearing-outside-the-pit/311679/3 "2005-07-08T23:42:25Z")
From the [registration agreement:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309541) > [@](#): > > You are free to express your views in a forceful manner provided you remain civil. So – I’d say it’s what **Scott Plaid** said. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-sdmb-position-on-swearing-outside-the-pit/311679/4 "2005-07-09T00:04:44Z")
All comments so far are correct. We figure everyone is an adult (or two-thirds of the way to adulthood) and we don’t want to restrict freedom of expression unless we have to. That having said, please note that we expect posters to remain polite. Use of expletives for dramatic effect are fine. Overuse can be annoying, and loses that air of civility. Don’t go all ballistic on me here, we’ve had kids come in who thought it was cool to post a post that was nothing but expletives. No content, no thought, nothing but a string of expletives. That’s being a jerk. ---
**Author:** ![Thunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a8b319/32.png) [@Thunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thunder)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-sdmb-position-on-swearing-outside-the-pit/311679/5 "2005-07-09T03:41:21Z")
Can Manhatten swear when closing a thread? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2005, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-current-sdmb-position-on-swearing-outside-the-pit/311679/6 "2005-07-12T05:42:28Z")
> [@Thunder](#): > > Can Manhatten swear when closing a thread? > 😃 Well, since a) he’s no longer a mod and b) no longer a member of the SMDB, I’d say no, he can’t…🙂