User talk:Rapta/Templates/Bat Fuck Insane

Let's fight about user page rights again. The last one I was in fizzled out before we got to a good resolution. I've gotten an email about this page, so it's clear that at least part of the wiki finds it offensive. I'm not quite as vehemently "don't touch user page content" as I used to be&mdash;seeing a page like this helps sway me, as did talking to ArenaNet&mdash;but I'm not positive it should go, so I'd like to leave it up for discussion. &mdash;Tanaric 13:49, 25 July 2006 (CDT)

(Oh, and I'm uncomfortable editing this user page directly, especially as it indicates it's designed for, so I'm putting the delete notice here on the talk page instead.) &mdash;Tanaric 13:50, 25 July 2006 (CDT)

This should stay on un &mdash; Skuld 13:55, 25 July 2006 (CDT)


 * like to remind everyone this is in Category:GuildWiki_humor, and it's no more designed to be included then "Ni!" can be used in RA. granted it's a bit in bad taste, but it's not to be taken seriously. --Honorable Sarah [[image:Honorable_Icon.gif]] 14:06, 25 July 2006 (CDT)
 * Besides that this is designed to look like a notice/warning box, is under a "templates" subpage, and actually can be included? For the fake skill to be comparable, an ANet dev would have to add it to the game.  --68.142.14.19 14:18, 25 July 2006 (CDT)


 * How I'm looking at it: Guild Wars is rated (in the US) 13+. Would the inclusion of the word "fuck" in Guild Wars bump the rating to 17+? I think it might. And since it might, it was worth discussing. Further, I didn't want to simply dismiss a user's (emailed) request out of hand. This discussion justifies, at least for now, keeping the page.


 * As I said, I don't have strong feelings one way or the other. I hope somebody who strongly feels it should go comes on board and makes a compelling case. :) &mdash;Tanaric 14:25, 25 July 2006 (CDT)
 * Why should the content on this wiki, specifically My Userpage, be in any way conflicting with the game itself? This is just absurd. &mdash; Rapta  [[image:Rapta_Icon1.gif|19px]] (talk|contribs) 21:17, 25 July 2006 (CDT)
 * And I doubt that a single word used once in an entire game would have any effect on its ESRB rating. As quoted from the ESRB site itself:
 * TEEN Titles rated T (Teen) have content that may be suitable for ages 13 and older. Titles in this category may contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use of strong language.
 * Infrequent use of strong language. &mdash; Rapta  [[image:Rapta_Icon1.gif|19px]] (talk|contribs) 21:21, 25 July 2006 (CDT)


 * Rapta, if the content were solely in your User namespace, I wouldn't have given the complaint a second thought. However, you link it from Talk:Bloodstone, which means average users have (admittedly limited) exposure to it. I'm not telling your to delete it, I'm just justifying my request for community examination before addressing the complaint I received. &mdash;Tanaric 06:34, 28 July 2006 (CDT)