Hey Tim,
I don't think that would be a good implementation, where's the control in all that?I've had my share of hate and curses and swearing and whatnot in this forum, for what?In the end, nobody gives a damn, that's a fact.So, now i'm trying to be more polite.If some user wants to express that way, let that user do that, create a section with "mature content" sign or something.Warning them won't do any good at all, will just grow even more their hate to add more bad words.
Sure, a community where all is pink and there's rainbows and the birds are singing, that is the dream we all want, even in life, that won't be ever done, since there's always good and bad, it can't be other without the other one.
From my point of view, as a user, only admins should use a proper way to manage their condition not expressing bad words even when they have to, in order to maintain their value, i think that should be judged by users, from now on, since is a community (where users opinions counts?!) meaning:
- a user cursed some admin, having no right and no point at all, just to address him/her only bad words, then make some vote drop list attached to that user and let people decide (voice of the nation, not admins, users instead, so like 50 votes will keep that user banned for 1 day or 1 week or more)
- a user cursed you and he/she was right, well, let people decide to add to the admin or admins some negative drop list to him/her
It's like a steam ban, you know is there and will stick there, i mean, when you'll click some user you'll see from hi/her info also that, 1 bad review or 1 bad use of mature content or 1 breaking the rules event ..i can add a lot if these, but you get the idea!
This way users will know, clicking on a user and that user having like 10 bad signs with any value, they'll know to avoid him/her, or not.
I mean like on youtube, not only milk and honey, there's also that dislike button.
Also, a user should have the chance to regain his/her trust by removing the "bad words ban" let's say it, by doing stuff, interactive stuff..this way will be more fun in the community, since everyone deserves a second chance, and a third one.
Having rules with not using bad language or whatnot will only increase the hate for this forum and the users will search for something else, but having also entertainment, will be cool.
Imagine, the baddest user of this month was ... he/she won a fabulous trip to hell for 2 weeks (this couldn't be done without the help of our sponsor
), i mean someone can be the "bad" of the year with prices and all (win a game or a ban or give a game to unban
)...or who was the most helpful admin, will raise the bar!
Then people will know, oh my god, look he/she has the most points, i want to talk to him/her..he's the most mean or she's the most kind etc
Having emblems attached to name will only make people knowing exactly what to do..like, look that a bad/great admin, or that's a bad/great table maker, or that's a bad/great coder etc
Just my 2 cents here!
Since people will always be people, you can't change them, you can only keep them entertained by losing they focus with tricks!
All the best!