[PMC] Since it's an official link...

[WayneByNumbers]

This has been quietly nagging at me for months now.

 

Our official explanation for our zero-tolerance policy on slurs has, since before the move to the new forums, been pocked with typographical errors.  It currently reads:

 

"The reason that these remarks are offensive is:

Let's say someone were to say "That's gay, why does the park close that early"... This is a banable offense. The word "gay", when used in this way it is used in a negative fashion. It implies, in this situation, that you are unhappy that the park closes. You would also be impling that gay is a synonym for a negative word, and therefore, when used in this way it carries negative overtones. It is these overtones that can be offensive to other people because any race or way of life should never have any negativity associated. The same thing can be applied to any racial slur also.

There are also racial and homophobic that hold negative connotations in and of themselves. Even though you might not find them offensive, the fact that they are considered slurs, can mean that others will."

 

Polished up a bit, it might read:

 

"The reason that these remarks are offensive:

Let's say someone were to say "That's gay, why does the park close that early..."  This is a bannable offense. The word "gay", when used in this way, is used in a negative fashion. It implies, in this situation, that they are unhappy that the park closes. They would also be implying that "gay" is a synonym for a negative word, and therefore, when used in this way, it carries negative overtones. It is these overtones that can be offensive to other people because any inherent trait should never have any negativity associated. The same thing can be applied to any racial or ethnic slur also.

There are also racial and homophobic slurs that hold negative connotations in and of themselves. Even though you might not find them offensive, the fact that they are considered slurs can mean that others will."

 

Ok, so I committed the minor sin of using "they" as a singular neutral pronoun, but "he/she" is usually too clunky anyway.  Since this is an official policy link, used fairly often in the appeals, I always felt it should have a more professional tone.  Anyone think it's worth changing?

 

 

[Mrloud15]

I think it's worth changing, and thanks for working on this. 

[Cyotie911]

Changed.