Really, "people trying to cause debates" causes you to lose hope a little? I can understand the "general lack of common sense" and "childish comments" - but this is the internet dude. And yes, when people think they are being censored - especially in this clan - they will always feel the need to fight it. Every single time it has come up in my 8 years here, people have felt the need to try and fight it.
The initial question and answer were simple, but that doesn't mean that they were the right solution, even if they achieved their desired result on the server.
These are the XI forums, . Did you really expect it to 100% stay on topic? That doesn't even happen on a simple Happy Birthday thread half the time. Silliness is part of our DNA.
Fair enough - to answer SOB's initial question, the word is not BANNED. You can say it, but at least on the BF4 server, there will be consequences. Obviously it isn't "banned" from the clan because it's been said a hundred times or more in this thread and the thread is still here.
Fair enough - I understand that. However, it still seems like using a hammer to cure a headache to me, and losing a small part of ourselves in the process. At some point COD2 and COD4 were the game du jour - did we have naughty word lists when those servers were dominant and every loser in the world was trolling them? Or did we have a different set of sensibilities or more admins to deal with the "real" trouble makers the old fashioned way? Hate the player, not the game, so to speak.
In the end it's just a list of words. Any real trouble maker could circumnavigate this small list just as SOB iterated in his last post. Frankly, it surprises me that this simple bit of censorship solved the troll/spam problem, but hey, I will take the admins' word for it.