05-31-2012, 09:52 PM
About the whole grey area with the asterisks being counted as swearing...
If in the right context, and seems to be angrily doing it to basically get away with swearing, I would count it as intentionally trying to express profane anger, without getting in trouble. It may not be explicitly swearing, but it's the intentions and implication of swearing behind it as much as the actual swear itself. It is also a little disrespectful too if it was intended as swearing.
As cole said, it is a grey area, but whether considered swearing or not, it is also spammy if just said on it's own.
If in the right context, and seems to be angrily doing it to basically get away with swearing, I would count it as intentionally trying to express profane anger, without getting in trouble. It may not be explicitly swearing, but it's the intentions and implication of swearing behind it as much as the actual swear itself. It is also a little disrespectful too if it was intended as swearing.
As cole said, it is a grey area, but whether considered swearing or not, it is also spammy if just said on it's own.