Okay, so, since the rules have been updated, I've noticed that under swearing and cursing, it now says it is "frowned upon" and "MAY result in a ban".
This implies that cursing is not necessarily against the rules, but may result in a ban if taken too far or w/e.
So, can we get an actual clarification on the specifics of this? Is light cursing allowed if not directed at other people, or is any and all cursing a bannable offense? The rules as they are written now aren't really clear on that.
Alongside that, while the main suggestion is clarification, I would like to give my two cents on the rule in general.
Personally, I believe that light swearing/cursing should be permitted, so long as it is not excessive or aimed at someone. As far as I'm aware, FH is a 13+ game, (as according to COPPA law children under 13 cannot play FH as sites are not allowed to collect information from children such as email addresses for accounts) and at 13...
Kids curse at 13. 13 is around middle school age, and let me tell you: middle schoolers curse a lot, on a regular basis. They can handle a few light swears sometimes being said. Someone going "S***! This shocking thing just happened!" is really not an issue.
The only issue I really see with cursing in a place like this is if it is one of the more vulgar and insulting terms, such as the W or C words used to insult women, or just in general it is directed offensively at someone else.
Obviously, someone should not be allowed to say, "F*** you" or w/e or curse at someone in an inflammatory manner(although that's just common sense and would be part of the "respect others" rule regardless). However, I believe there should be some leniency when it comes to general use of words commonly thought of as "curses" when used non-offensively.
In modern days, 'curse words' are much more often used as just normal words in peoples' everyday vocabulary. Expressions like, "Holy s***!" are common, and personally I find banning stuff like that altogether is... a bit much, honestly.
tl;dr light cursing/swearing should not be considered a bannable offense so long as someone isn't just slinging expletives at people and being inflammatory. Someone should be allowed to casually say a word, especially when it's become normal vocabulary for a lot of people nowadays, and, let's face it... FH is mostly older players now. Registration has been closed, barely ever opening except on very rare occasions, for years now. Almost all people that remain are older players, who are /certainly/ old enough that... it doesn't really make sense to restrict language so much anymore.