[REJECTED] [Suggestion] Remove 'damn' from the Swearbot List
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:17 am
by Susan_Boyle
The title pretty much explains the suggestion.
For me, damn is the word I use when I screw up something, generally on creative, as it is generally not considered a swear word, or is at least very low on the scale of severity for swear words, however yesterday I came very close to being auto-banned on two occasions by the Swearbot.
Thanks,
Max
EDIT: Removed my stupidity
Re: [Suggestion] Remove 'damn' from the Swearbot List
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:20 am
by Intelli
Susan_Boyle wrote:...and it'll be quite hard to talk about the damn I am making, if I have to call it a 'Large, water blocking wall' every time.
Uh, no.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dam
Re: [Suggestion] Remove 'damn' from the Swearbot List
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:24 am
by Susan_Boyle
Intelli wrote:Susan_Boyle wrote:...and it'll be quite hard to talk about the damn I am making, if I have to call it a 'Large, water blocking wall' every time.
Uh, no.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dam
Wow. I appear to be re***ded.
Re: [Suggestion] Remove 'damn' from the Swearbot List
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:59 am
by bcbarton
Relevant:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnation#As_profanity
Wikipedia wrote:The expletive "damn" has rarely been found in G-rated movies or TV-G-rated television events, usually resulting in higher ratings on the grounds it may be unsafe for children to hear. Similar words such as "damning" or "damnation" are normally overlooked in this aspect; the expletive is usually the only form targeted by PG or TV-PG censorship. Euphemisms of "damn" such as "darn" or "dang" are rarely considered unsafe for general audiences.
I use dang and darn quite often but I'm not sure if "damning" and "damnation" are on the proscribed list.