User blog comment:Random-storykeeper/Censorship/@comment-1455034-20120618224706/@comment-3541956-20120619213857

Yes, I agree that one could argue (using math) that since Sin60 and Cos30 both equal $$\frac{\sqrt3}{2}$$, there are 2 ways of saying the same thing. However, I firstly have to say that, while I admit that f and s (possibly c) are swear words, I find it completely ridiculous that "dammit" and "hell" are considered swear words, and, frankly, going around censoring them makes our userbase seem more immature than it would if we used s, f and c all the time. Secondly, contrary to my extension of NOBODY's analogy, I see no way in which **** can be taken as swearing. The whole point of these asterisks used as censorship is that people who know the word will know what the user means, and people who don't know it won't. The beauty of that is the fact that, while the words are utilised, people who don't know them don't learn new bad words, while people who do still get the point. Now, I'm not saying that that is an excuse for going around swearing all over the place, but what I am saying is that everyone here needs to calm down and loosen up a little bit.