Curse

Alone) · Oct 26, 2005, 05:50 PM // 17:50

It spreads. It's a chain reaction. And it ends up sticking until someone shows/proves that being nice is better. All we can do right is just deal with it. I hope people become a bit more respectful in the future, but not going to happen any time soon. But of course, obviously there are those who do respect others.

It's just that they aren't noticed as someone who spams profane words in the chat the whole time.

Mercury Angel · Oct 26, 2005, 06:01 PM // 18:01

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Originally Posted by Pompeyfan

Rudeness etc is common in GW, just remember it's someone immature with a low IQ who hides behind their keyboard and who wouldn't have the bottle to say it to your face in real life as they'd get a smack for it.

Meh, that's really just vilifying people as an attempt to invalidate their remarks.
As long as people are publicly able to insult each other in fairly severe ways without obscenities, some people will use them casually with no thought to how other people perceive them.

Some things that seem like common sense and obvious to some people (like rhyming words), others have problems with. It is not an indication of whether they're intelligent or stupid, but a demonstration of how people's brains are wired differently.
Particularly true for some autistic people. Language just isn't perceived in the same way.

That being said, calling someone a moron and a Red Engine-Tard both equate to saying they're stupid, both are hurtful, and particularly if people around you tend to toss such words around like water, how can everyone expect everyone else to feel the same about whether a word is inherently bad or not?

I've picked up these little tidbits mainly after 2 of my closest friends started playing MMORPG's, and went from typing in a largely conventional fashion (One made frequent typos, but otherwise didn't intend to. He just stinks at spelling.), to internet shorthand, and both use profanity significantly more.
They grew up in about the same environment as myself, and actually a more christian-oriented, and they didn't have an elder brother who started liberally using them the moment he turned 16 when he realized his father didn't really care (the only word from my father's religious perspective that is forbidden is damn, under the definition of condemning another person to hell).
What's different is that online they came to find the value of the words changed. English is a conventional language, and words evolve over time. The true definition of a word is what people make it to be.

I'm too traditional and set in my ways to change my perception of the words, but I am willing to put that aside and not instantly assume someone is a 2-dimensional evil/immoral/immature person. If they see things differently, then meh, it happens.

Now, intentional censor bypass is another story. If I have my censor on, I want my censor to actively work. If people feel the need to say such things for their own benefit, more power to them, but I don't feel the need to hear it. I'm respecting their need to say it, and if they can't respect my desire not to hear it, then comes the time where respect ends.
And there ARE times where I can't figure out what's behind the -'s, so it's at least minimally effective.

Joe L. · Oct 26, 2005, 09:52 PM // 21:52

The biggest thing missing here is the fact that how people are in real life, they will pretty much be the same in the game. I do agree that some are worse, for the lack of reprocussion, however if a person cusses like a sailor in RL, he will do the same in a video game. I will be the first to admit that I use vulgarity, F---, s---, etc, are pretty usual and I do use them in the game sometimes. actually I find I use them less, because I think more of what I am saying when I actually have to type it.

That being said, dropping the F bomb can make people pay attention.
No lie. Last night I helped a group do the Dragons Lair, and up to a point, noone said if we would be doing the bonus, and I kept asking, over and over. Was no till I said "listen up, are we doing the F---ing bonus or not?" that I finally got an answer. So who knows. Anyway people will do what they will do, so if it is completely unbearable, then away from the internet you should go.

P.S. Did do the bonus, and my interrupt ranger totally shut Glint down. That bonus has never been so easy.

Savio · Oct 26, 2005, 10:13 PM // 22:13

The OP hadn't responded to my PM, nor does this thread look like it's going anywhere.

Things we learned today:
1. People are rude.

2. Don't post screenshots with people's IGNs in them.