Swearing/Cursing/Cussing Should be Allowed in debate.org Debates

I do not believe swearing/cursing/cussing should be allowed on Debate.org because this is a site with standards. More to the point,, cussing tends to imply a lack of education, or a lack of respect for other people, or that you are acting irrationally, or all of the above, and will make people look down on your otherwise completely valid argument. Also, most debates that bring in cussing are usually troll debates, or are on sensitive topics to those debating. Legally, Debate.org can restrict cussing, as you're posting on their site. Think of yourself as an author, and Debate.org as a publisher, who has final say in what they "publish." If you want your opinions to be heard, at least in their published works, it's a good idea to conform to their standards of etiquette. In that vein, Debate.org is not violating your First Amendment right to free speech/press/expression. If they were forced to allow cussing from external forces, such as legislation, or a lawsuit, their right to private property would be encroached upon. Exception: If you're using a direct quote, and cite your source, then you should be fine. If there is cussing, just do the censorship like this guy did above, or do a Robert Heinlein and say it like "...the best unprintable outfit in the whole expurgated M.I." A news article about twenty years ago, when they lamented the drop in standards, had to almost censor the entire run of "Big Man With a Gun," by Nine-Inch Nails, when they transcribed the song to the paper, and even the expurgated version was considered almost too foul to print. Proviso: If the conversation is on a sensitive topic, or the other guy's SERIOUS BUSINESS, you just brought the possibility of foul language closer to one. The proper thing to do is call him/her on it and let the community and/or those hardworking boys and girls on Debate.org staff dish sanctions and/or edits. From your argument: You provided two examples, which are legitimate evidence. However, you walked in and hit something that someone had strong emotions about (i.e. the Muslim, on Israel). That is the kind of language that you utter without thinking, or ingrained in your upbringing. Debate.org has a policy of "Think before you post," to avert most of this, as demonstrated by the handy "Review" button before one can post, but you do get the occasional troll. They tend to get shut down pretty quickly by an attentive community and/or staff. From reading the links: First link: What madness is this? That's a question for historians and archaeologists to dredge up. Second link: The Instigator, Jedi4, starts out all reasonable-sounding, then turns it into either a troll debate post, or never bothered to fact-check. I mean, seriously guys, Darwin only cataloged the change resulting from geographical isolation and adaptation on a group of animals who were separated from their distant progenitors on the mainland. Also, albinism disproves his "defects and/or traits aren't passed down through genetics" argument quite nicely. Both: I note that you are the Contender to both the debates you have linked to. It's good to see you're spreading your wings here on Debate.org. Before someone reports me or this debate for my badmouthing of Jedi4, they should look at the second link the swell guy I'm debating posted. My point is made manifest around the picture of Steven Hawking. Sample text from Jedi4's post, which is so bad, it's good, on the level of My Immortal: "Thats when we instantly know its bullsh1t. Because Darwin proved harmful genetic dieaseses dont get passed on. ALS would die out quickely for a few reasons." (sic) This isn't the worst; this guy goes off on a tangent on how we're killing Romanian children through the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Apparently, they're dying of dehydration, or THURST, as he calls it, if he is to be believed. Well, see you in about three days. Be awesome to each other.