Goonhub
08-30-2020, 07:15 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-30-2020, 07:15 PM by Wisecrack34. Edited 2 times in total.
Edit Reason: Too many terms
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Personally I am on Gore and Carb's side, I think that if nobody had noticed until now that it could be seen as offensive then chances are it's non-offensive to 95% of people who even know what it means, let alone could be described as it.
HOWEVER!
I have personally never heard the word before, if it COULD be seen as offensive then I think THAT should be enough warrant to change it, especially considering that a part of Goonstation's appeal is how "clean" it is of the more rude and edgy "humor" that some of the other servers employ (RIP in peace Hippie, you were a station).
With such a large influx of new players joining in, I think we should change it to a potentially less offensive alternative name if it is actually a term used to verbally assault people as to avoid leaving a bad taste in a new player's mouth that could snowball into them leaving from a variety of minor issues.
HOWEVER!
I have personally never heard the word before, if it COULD be seen as offensive then I think THAT should be enough warrant to change it, especially considering that a part of Goonstation's appeal is how "clean" it is of the more rude and edgy "humor" that some of the other servers employ (RIP in peace Hippie, you were a station).
With such a large influx of new players joining in, I think we should change it to a potentially less offensive alternative name if it is actually a term used to verbally assault people as to avoid leaving a bad taste in a new player's mouth that could snowball into them leaving from a variety of minor issues.