Conquer Club

Let's get this stickied so there's no confusion in future. Please reply and I'll add as necessary. Some mod input would help to ensure we are correct.

NOT OK:
Faggot
Nigger
Honky

OK:
Retard
Fucker
Dipshit
Twat
Cunt

NOT OK:
Reaganomics
Flank steak
Theodore Roosevelt

OK:
Two
Cock-juggling thunder-cunt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Pander88uk wrote:Let's get this stickied so there's no confusion in future. Please reply and I'll add as necessary. Some mod input would help to ensure we are correct.

NOT OK:
Faggot
Nigger
Honky

OK:
Retard
Fucker
Dipshit
Twat
Cunt

On a surrious note, I think this is just a case of you being butthurt (no offense). We might as well just hold hands, spin in a circle and sing children's songs. In my opinion, no words should be banned from game chat. Like I said in the moderator thread, you can ALWAYS FAMO/avoid. You don't even have to look at the fucking gamechat if you're offended. The only things that should be against the rules in gamechat should be those that are actually crimes (e.g. death threats, personal information, etc.).

Army of GOD wrote:On a surrious note, I think this is just a case of you being butthurt (no offense). We might as well just hold hands, spin in a circle and sing children's songs. In my opinion, no words should be banned from game chat. Like I said in the moderator thread, you can ALWAYS FAMO/avoid. You don't even have to look at the fucking gamechat if you're offended. The only things that should be against the rules in gamechat should be those that are actually crimes (e.g. death threats, personal information, etc.).

I agree 100% with you, which is the reason for this. As there DO seem to be words that are worse than others are therefore not allowed, shouldn't the community KNOW about them beforehand before they get randomly warned? There appears to be a grand master list, so why can't we see it before we get punished for some words and not others?

i agree here. And extent it not only to game chat but forum activity. I was one month banned for putting 2 forbidden words, in a space of almost a year. Which is , to say less, shocking.

I've been in another online game where "spazoid" was considered offensive and bannable.
Needs some confirmation from a mod or former mod.

Pander88uk wrote:

Army of GOD wrote:On a surrious note, I think this is just a case of you being butthurt (no offense). We might as well just hold hands, spin in a circle and sing children's songs. In my opinion, no words should be banned from game chat. Like I said in the moderator thread, you can ALWAYS FAMO/avoid. You don't even have to look at the fucking gamechat if you're offended. The only things that should be against the rules in gamechat should be those that are actually crimes (e.g. death threats, personal information, etc.).

I agree 100% with you, which is the reason for this. As there DO seem to be words that are worse than others are therefore not allowed, shouldn't the community KNOW about them beforehand before they get randomly warned? There appears to be a grand master list, so why can't we see it before we get punished for some words and not others?

As I understand it, ethnic or homophobic slurs are definitely not ok. Then there's the gray area that could definitely use some clearing up.

If you lack the intelligence to figure out what vocabulary and context can get you into trouble on this site, then you might be in need of a vacation to sort out your social skills anyways. That way your future interactions here and in the real world may achieve a more suitable result. If bigotry, racial slurs, hate speech and misogyny are common in your home and your favorite nick name or expression of affection for your mom is cunt? Then you have a lot of personal issues to work through and need a lot more help than any list can provide.

If you believe that starting this thread is a clever way to legitimately post words that you think other people will find offensive? It isn't.

The sense of security you might feel hiding behind the anonymity of the internet
is not a good excuse to revel in your youthful ignorance.

oVo, i believe he is just trying to point out words that have been accepted by moderators in the past, in comparison to some ridiculous ones that have not.

It is in no way a case of him trying to " legitimately post words that you think other people will find offensive".

End of...

the first post in this thread is disgusting and violates forum rules... i can't believe team CC hasn't *mod edited* it yet... wow...-the black jesus

I dont get this selection of acceptable language on the inernet. I think foul language should be accepted or banned, this selection of certain words is silly on a basic level and is only because the site is protecting their asses.
How can somebody morally debate that it's ok to call somebody a retard but not gay?

Words that offend me if I'm referred to as a

saffa
pommie
yankie
vegetarian
veggie
god botherer
christian
pakeha
fa'afafine
snag


I'm sure there are a lot of people on site that would love to be answer to one or all of the above words. What is offensive changes from country/district/age group etc.

Small example - In the Solomon Islands it is a compliment if you tell another man they have a fat wife. This is suggesting that the man is a good provider so his wife doesn't need to do any manual labour such as working in the family gardens.

Live in a western country and tell someone you don't know that their wife is fat...... I'm sure they won't take it as you trying to compliment them.

Some really good points raised here, and yes Jammy you're right with the point I'm making. My personal opinion is that all words should be allowed, simply because of what Liam and Bogan have posted. But my personal opinion is irrelevant and I would like the mods to clear up the gaping grey area that safari referred to.

Owen, how can they edit it when I'm trying to help out all the CC members here by stopping them committing a bannable offence. The topic is clearly marked as a list of banned words, so anyone who would have taken offence has been adequately warned

Pander88uk wrote:Some really good points raised here, and yes Jammy you're right with the point I'm making. My personal opinion is that all words should be allowed, simply because of what Liam and Bogan have posted. But my personal opinion is irrelevant and I would like the mods to clear up the gaping grey area that safari referred to.

Owen, how can they edit it when I'm trying to help out all the CC members here by stopping them committing a bannable offence. The topic is clearly marked as a list of banned words, so anyone who would have taken offence has been adequately warned

I'm sure with the whole lets have double standards, and never give a clear ruling spelling out exactly what is and isn't acceptable there could be some rather amusing situations.

Imagine if you will a few african americans chatting to each other in live chat and using the N word(am to scared to write the word, as I'm only mixed race). They get pinged for using the "N" word. They then argue that their use of the "N" word is their way to take the word back. A bit like the SLUT(a word that used to refer to a slovenly domestic helper...) marches that have been happening all around the western world, Thanks a lot canada. Would CC be out of line?

How about gay(a word that used to mean happy, not same sex attracted) men using the F with a double g word? Work in an industry where a high percentage of my co workers are gay. One of my work colleagues when asked whether perez hilton is cute always responds along the lines of "she is just a silly f^##*t, give me a real man any day". So gay men have ownership of that word do they?

Word police, pull your heads out of your arses, take off the rosy pink selective blinkers your wearing. Publish a list, make more rules, turn this into a complete PG rated lame game site. Maybe when you see that is working start promoting FAMO.

Can't see it happened. Much easier to have a lot of unwritten rules, just because people pay to use a site, doesn't mean they deserve a consistent service. That would be way to much to ask for.

All of you "all words/slurs/bigotry should be allowed because it's an internet gaming site" sheep have failed to consider:

There are CHILDREN on this site and I'd say the majority of us adults don't want to see a forum or game chat full absolutely tasteless bull shit.

Tell me to eat shit - lick your ball sack - get bent - f*ck off or other trash talk but to sling absolutely offensive slurs around is unacceptable.

BTW. CC is a private business and the ownership doesn't want to be known as a safe refuge for the lower life forms.

jefjef wrote:There are CHILDREN on this site and I'd say the majority of us adults don't want to see a forum or game chat full absolutely tasteless bull shit.

Websites on the internet should not act as these children's parents. They have parents for that.

Personally my first amendment right trumps any all lists of words that may seem offensive to some.. The key word there is some . For example if you use the word faggot who exactly are you offending , the closet case homo ? From my experience a flaming fag is not offended by the word faggot but closet case is.

I think it is more the case of when words are used they should check what country the player is from and contact other players from the same country to find out what they think before issueing any warnings.

one example i can think of is

son of a bitch

this when you hurt yourself can be used as a slur in the uk or when someone beats you in a game you thought you had won. But if you say this to a portuguese person it is one of the thing they hate.

Army of GOD wrote:

jefjef wrote:There are CHILDREN on this site and I'd say the majority of us adults don't want to see a forum or game chat full absolutely tasteless bull shit.

Websites on the internet should not act as these children's parents. They have parents for that.

Hear, Hear. When I was a boy we had homework and jobs around the house to do. None of this sitting around the house glued to computer screen chatting to some pedophile in belgium(using belgium as was the first funny sounding country to come to mind).

Love your sig, AoG.

Yeah...locking this for now. A couple reports from here...pending.

-rd