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elchupo · Nov 28th, 2011, 8:06:42 AM

I suppose this is the best place discuss something that I've noticed and has been irking me.

Why is it that every time I see someone use a racial epitaph on the server's chat (happens quite often), the mods don't do anything to curb it or reprimand it? Especially whenever I see 3 or 4 mods reply very quickly with a "English only" when someone writes something in a different language, yet don't say anything when the N-word is dropped, or Spic, or something similar.

I was just wondering what smogon's policy on this is? I know the server is currently in a bit of "battle" with SkarmPiss but I think that has nothing to do with his anti-Semitism and everything to do with his spamming (so it can't really be argued that he's being banned because he's a bigot).

Not that I'm arguing that the server should be strictly all PC, but If Smogon prides itself on intelligent debate and discourse, why doesn't this extend to its server chat? A simple "We don't tolerate that on here" from a mod would suffice.

Nov 28th, 2011, 8:06:42 AM	#1
elchupo Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 368	Racism on the Server I suppose this is the best place discuss something that I've noticed and has been irking me. Why is it that every time I see someone use a racial epitaph on the server's chat (happens quite often), the mods don't do anything to curb it or reprimand it? Especially whenever I see 3 or 4 mods reply very quickly with a "English only" when someone writes something in a different language, yet don't say anything when the N-word is dropped, or Spic, or something similar. I was just wondering what smogon's policy on this is? I know the server is currently in a bit of "battle" with SkarmPiss but I think that has nothing to do with his anti-Semitism and everything to do with his spamming (so it can't really be argued that he's being banned because he's a bigot). Not that I'm arguing that the server should be strictly all PC, but If Smogon prides itself on intelligent debate and discourse, why doesn't this extend to its server chat? A simple "We don't tolerate that on here" from a mod would suffice.