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“Oh, it’s a little bit of everything, it’s the mountains, it’s the fog, it’s the news at six o’clock, it’s the death of my first dog, it’s the angels up above me, it’s the song that they don’t sing, It’s a little bit of everything.”
- Dawes, A little bit of everything
My English teacher made a good point one day that I think is relevant here: "If one has to resort to using swear words in an argument, it's because they lack anything intelligent to add."
On the Internet, I think this is pretty true. There are cases where curse words could be used in an intelligent manner (for example, this thread) but there is a plethora of other circumstances wherein curse words would be abused on Bungie.net.
Now I know I've argued against the whole "if it can be abused don't let it happen in the first place" argument, and I'll stick to it. If someone uses derogatory, insulting, or vulgar language towards another user then they should be punished for it. People should not be punished just for using -blam!- in a post as it could have a valid place in the discussion (for example, Recon's post about a -blam!- star/teacher).
EDIT: After thinking about this, and re-reading my post, I've determined that the filter is a good thing, but that moderators should use discretion when banning users who "bypass" the filter.
EDIT 2: You know what? I have a serious question here. The OP has been reported, as you can tell, but what I want to know is if anyone was genuinely offended by what he wrote? Sure, he bypassed the filter but it was for discussion about the filter itself. Did some people blindly report this as if to say "HURR DURR HE DONE BYPASSEDID THAT THERE FILTER THING" and if that's the case, why?
[Edited on 09.12.2011 7:19 AM PDT]