User blog:Jeremiah Garland/General Reminder on Sexual Terms in Chat and "Getting Around the Rules"

Hello all,

Just wanted to remind everybody on the wiki of the rules in place concerning the use of sexual terms, which include body parts, slang, and other sexual-related words and phrases, in chat. Speaking such terms is highly forbidden, as this is indeed a family-friendly site. Even though you must be thirteen or above to have a Wikia account, we still want to keep this relatively friendly and comfortable for all.

In my personal opinion, I see no problem with saying words like "penis" in chat, because, as John pointed out, it is nothing more than a body part, and is therefore just as scandalous as the words "femur", "pancreas", or "atrioventricular sapium vascular chamber". Personal opinions aside, this rule is nonetheless in place and these words are not allowed. I thank everybody for understanding.

On a related note, I and several others have noticed people "getting around the rules" by using convoluted loop-holes. Though I wish to not point out anybody in particular, a common one is continuously using the common short form of Richard, or the sports-good store name, "Dick" in conversation when it is quite obvious, given the situation and prior context of the conversation, you are indeed not talking about the common short form of Richard, or the sports-good store name, but rather a vulgar sexual term. This is extremely annoying and will not be tolerated. Trust me... I helped invent that game in the BNO. It needs to stop.

Thank you all for taking the time to read and understanding.

-- Jeremiah Garland