First of all thanks you Baxie for taking your time to write a very well written thread. Was a good read.
I want to start off with Acronyms, I see people on this forum using "wtf", "ffs", "lmfao". I also use them at times, and even though all 3 of these acronyms contain the word associated with "Muck" we are allowed to use them. Is it because they are not intentionally used towards another member and just used as a nature to express out feelings?
I see why we should have a language filter, there are many different reasons, like Baldred said.
But if we were to put that aside, I don't see that much of a problem using strong language, as long as it's with in reason and not used to offend or to be in an offensive manner towards anyone. And like Baldred said words like "Runt" is a strong word to certain people and I can understand words like that being censored.
But we don't know what the background of every member on the forum is, maybe everyone is brought up using strong language or not.
When I play games online, and as most games have a in game chat, and a lot of children play these games and there is no barrier, and people will go on a mad one and swear for no reason, or because they died etc..
There are some servers which will warn you if you swear, and then eventually kick you from the server if you excessively swear. But the reason for this is that clan members children play on the server and they don't want them to see this language.
I was out with a few friends the other day, and I passed a group of kids aged 10 or so or younger, but I was shocked to hear the language they were using, at that age I never knew half of those words or none of them, children these days are swearing much more than me when I was their age and that wasn't so long ago. Children will grow up hearing these words no matter what it can't be helped.
There are probably members on this forum who visit other forums and they may see people having swearing rants or what have you.
Well it is an interesting topic to debate, looking forward to read more into this.
Thanks Maxx.