Fellow writers, I have a question which is possibly more fittingly posed in the site questions area, but which I think is most relevant for us here, so I thought we could have a little chat before I pose anything to actual site leaders (ignoring of course that Alwyn and Caillagh are Hexers
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What I am wondering is if there is any way for the wubs to be disabled on a thread in order to allow the writer to use more explicit language? I know that in general, there is a "no bad language" standard here, and that attempts to subvert the blockers is a ToS violation. However, it is sometimes important for a story that a specific character uses certain language. Now, that being said, I think there is still room for moderators to have a say on what is considered clearly excessive, or to keep writers from just having a cuss-fest for fun, but here and there I really do find that there is only one thing that makes sense to say in a story, and that one thing has profanity. Moreover, having the cutesy little "wub" can be an egregious mood-breaker in certain contexts. So my question is whether we can disable the blocker for a thread, with the condition that the thread be marked in the OP as including language, and still being subject to moderator oversight (in the case that the usage of language is considered gratuitous or beyond the pale). I understand the sentiment that this would add a thick layer of subjectivity to some moderator oversight, something which may be unwelcome by some, but I really find it important for artistic reasons that we be able to use explicit language here and there when the story calls for it.
I am interested to see others' thoughts on this, and hear whether this is even something which is technically feasible (to easily disable the blocker on a thread-by-thread basis).