User blog:Drew1200/Community Votes Concerning Blocked Words

A couple of weeks ago, it was decided that our list of blocked words should be updated. I don't think anyone disagrees, it was in need of an update. However, in order to accomplish this update, a Community Vote was started. Since then, it has resulted in a total of eight different votes on modifying the list of blocked words. I don't think it's even necessary to say that these votes have become a pain. Anyone who spends much time here has caught part of the debate these votes have inspired. Every time a new vote is started, the amount of conflict on the wiki jumps.

It's clear we have different opinions on what types of words should be blocked, and every Community Vote, as of late, has turned into this same argument. This has become frustrating to everyone, and it's causing many of us to feel as if the wiki is very immature.

We admins have talked about it, and we've decided to disallow future Community Votes about blocked words. The Community Votes will still be open and encouraged, but we will no longer be allowing them on the topic of bad words. The admins will be reviewing the word filter over the next couple days, and possibly making some final changes to ensure that it accomplishes its purpose well. I think that the revisions made over the past months may be sufficient, but if we decide otherwise, we'll be updating it soon.

Please remember, this isn't to say that we don't want to hear your opinions. If you think there's a word that should be blocked, or one that should be unblocked, feel free to send any admin a private message on chat. We still want to honor the community's opinions, but it's been proven that Community Voting is not the best way to do so when it comes to blocked words.