Board Thread:Wiki Management/@comment-7424710-20161211172347/@comment-5035900-20161217230507

ImagoDesattrolante wrote: Yes but this is not really a safe space. It may show something about you but, it still does not harm anyone liike that - the age limit is set to hold that back. Also, Death Battle swears all the time. It's not about making the Wiki a "safe space" or about being mature enough to not be harmed - it's just simple decency. If someone wants to tell me "I disagree with [insert battle]", they can do so with reasoning, not by cursing me out. "This is so fucking wrong..." and the like don't help anyone.

And this goes beyond unnecessary swearing to get a point across. There's simply belittling the author. Offering why you disagree does NOT need to involve speaking down to the author. And no, this is nowhere near saying "Ugh, criticism is mean! Only say nice things about people!" If anything, criticism in of itself is a kindness that encourages improvement... when it is not done in a demeaning fashion. It's a difference between "I disagree for these reasons" and "Anyone with a brain who could do research would see why this is wrong."

And swearing in Death Battle's a bit different from what can go on in the comments. So I'll clarify: I'm not against swearing in good fun, nor would I want swearing banned across the entire Wiki. I'm against swearing to insult someone. It's not a safe space thing: it's just decency.