User blog comment:Random-storykeeper/Censorship/@comment-5386076-20120620221115/@comment-3060206-20120621042447

It does create a definite set of rules, but it also creates more problems.

First of all, why should I (or the rest of the community) believe that "The New Oxford American Dictionary" is reliable? How does it compare to other dictionaries? What words does it define as being "vulgar"?

Secondly, not every user here has a copy of this particular dictionary, which means that most of the time, a user will have to withhold a word in order to receive approval from the few that own such a copy. Not everyone will be able to verify what you say is true, and it is always possible that you can simply say a word is vulgar "in the name of the dictionary" and not everyone here can prove that point. Even if a copy can be found on the internet, it most likely will not be the same as the copies you keep at home.

The rules for swearing are never simple, so long as users out there find ways to make them complicated. I feel like referring to a single dictionary will create more arguing - such as which dictionary is right. Saying to ban "everything in this Oxford dictionary" also implies that there is an entire list of words that cannot be said on this Wiki. It seems as though it will only tighten censorship - and the whole point of my post is to loosen it up a bit. Despite what I said earlier, common sense is probably best in complex cases like this.