I'm not a huge fan of profanity in general, but considering that we're a fansite for one of the cleanest-cut video game series around, having constant swearing on a Mario community would be out of place. I'm not such a prude that I think all these middle school kids will be scarred for life if they see a bad word online (especially since they probably hear far, far worse things in the hallways at school). However, if you can't express yourself without using strong language, perhaps you need to work on being a better communicator.
That said, I'd be willing to remove the more offbeat filters like "GORILLA!" - although I must admit that I very much enjoyed that one.
Personally, I like the idea of Tusk Bucks better than a more generic-sounding Coins system. It's unique, quirky, and fun. However, I don't want to push too hard for Tusk Bucks, being the one who originally came up with the term and all. And, of course, Coins are a recurring theme in the Mario series, so those would fit in quite nicely.
An RP board is unlikely to succeed. When we tried the
Serious Forum Games board in 2010, MFGG probably had a greater number of people who were into RPing than there are today, and it was not a success.
Also, using "autistic" as an insult, especially when directed toward a specific member, is not cool. A significant percentage of people on MFGG (and in creative circles in general) are on the autism spectrum, and not all of them are immature or socially awkward. Plus, it's simply not nice.
I'm not a huge fan of profanity in general, but considering that we're a fansite for one of the cleanest-cut video game series around, having constant swearing on a Mario community would be out of place. I'm not such a prude that I think all these middle school kids will be scarred for life if they see a bad word online (especially since they probably hear far, far worse things in the hallways at school). However, if you can't express yourself without using strong language, perhaps you need to work on being a better communicator.
That said, I'd be willing to remove the more offbeat filters like "GORILLA!" - although I must admit that I very much enjoyed that one.
Personally, I like the idea of Tusk Bucks better than a more generic-sounding Coins system. It's unique, quirky, and fun. However, I don't want to push too hard for Tusk Bucks, being the one who originally came up with the term and all. And, of course, Coins are a recurring theme in the Mario series, so those would fit in quite nicely.
An RP board is unlikely to succeed. When we tried the [url=http://wiki.mfgg.net/index.php?title=Serious_Forum_Games]Serious Forum Games[/url] board in 2010, MFGG probably had a greater number of people who were into RPing than there are today, and it was not a success.
Also, using "autistic" as an insult, especially when directed toward a specific member, is not cool. A significant percentage of people on MFGG (and in creative circles in general) are on the autism spectrum, and not all of them are immature or socially awkward. Plus, it's simply not nice.