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bwburke94 (Y2: Electric Boogaloo)
2024-12-04 23:47:44

The written text of an example (not the trope names) should at least try to match the tone of the work, especially for works aimed at a young target audience.

There's a huge difference between writing "Patrick Star is a [BLEEP]" and "Eric Cartman is a [BLEEP]" (insert whatever expletives you prefer), because SpongeBob's target audience is much younger than South Park's is.

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number9robotic (Experienced Trainee)
2024-12-04 23:54:41

As per TV Tropes Customs:

  1. We aim for "family-friendly" — our mantra is No Lewdness, No Prudishness. We're perfectly willing to discuss all the sex, violence, and naughty language that are prevalent in media, but we ask for just the facts, ma'am. In particular, this is not a place for you to creepily gush about how you, the editor, finds someone (or something) attractive or sexy. At the same time do not censor pages for naughty content if said naughtiness is part of the work itself, nor should you go out of your way to Bowdlerize swearing unless it’s gratuitous.

What I get from that is generally, don't censor profanity if it's part of the work, but otherwise strive to keep it as clean as possible. There really shouldn't be a reason that we as wiki editors "need" to swear if it's not for documentary purposes.

Edited by number9robotic Thanks for playing Kings Quest V!
Amonimus (Sergeant)
2024-12-05 00:04:47

I don't register "asshole" and "dumbass" as swears (we literally have Asshole Victim and Dumbass Has a Point), but I wouldn't put "fuck up" on articles unless it's a quote, a reference, or is literal, because it'd look unprofessional. Grammatically "fuck" is an intensity emphasizer and Word Cruft is against using unnecessary emphasizers unless it's Dath Wiki or Sugar Wiki.

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