User blog comment:MadCrayolaz/Profanity In Chat/@comment-5850386-20131029002707/@comment-4115653-20131029010013

The only portion of the ToU that applies here are the first two bullets.


 * Abuse, harass, threaten or intimidate other Wikia users;
 * Post or transmit any content that is obscene, pornographic, abusive, offensive, profane, or otherwise violates any law or right of any third party, or content that contains homophobia, ethnic slurs, religious intolerance, or encourages criminal conduct;

Profanity on its own is not a form of abuse, harassment, or threat. However, when AIMED at a user, it is very much so. Profanity in the plain is not at fault. Its the intention of the user that is. When used as an exclamation, there really is nothing wrong with it, especially for a Wikia that is rated T, of which profanity is a reason that it is rated as so.

The second bullet is always upheld, and has never been disputed. I only mention it because it applies to chat as well.

Topsy, nor Zero, no any singular member can claim that profanity is not allowed. Unless they directly specify that profanity used as a form of harassment is banned, there is nothing they say or do that can make it so. The purpose of staff is to protect the editors. Not create rules out of thin air. Topsy's proclamation that cursing is not allowed is as sound as a building without any foundations. It is meaningless.