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Community => Adventure Related Talk & Chat => Topic started by: JimMakesGames on Wed 19/06/2013 15:11:14

Title: Question about profanity in game title
Post by: JimMakesGames on Wed 19/06/2013 15:11:14
Hi, I intend to add my game to the database but I wanted to make sure I wasn't breaking any rules about profanity since the title of the game contains a swear word: "Shitty Quest". Should I perhaps censor that i.e. "Sh***y Quest" or something?

Thanks. By the way it's better than it sounds :)
Title: Re: Question about profanity in game title
Post by: Andail on Wed 19/06/2013 16:09:42
No, we don't have that kind of censorship here.
Well, maybe if the title had featured the n-word or something truly offensive, but for "shitty", no problem.
Title: Re: Question about profanity in game title
Post by: JimMakesGames on Wed 19/06/2013 16:12:06
Ah excellent. Thanks very much for your prompt response :)
Title: Re: Question about profanity in game title
Post by: Technocrat on Wed 19/06/2013 23:34:06
I speak from experience that it'll get you some strange looks, but it's not outright taboo.
Title: Re: Question about profanity in game title
Post by: on Thu 20/06/2013 09:01:14
Hehe, not forgetting that your game is now called "The Perfidious Petrol Station" by distributors who clearly want to avoid the word "whore"! I've seen some quotes of news I've sent out and the bits about Nancy have been missed out. So I guess commercially, don't put rude words in a title :P
Title: Re: Question about profanity in game title
Post by: Babar on Thu 20/06/2013 11:54:19
/me  imagines a credit card receipt for "Nancy the Happy Whore"
;D
Title: Re: Question about profanity in game title
Post by: Trapezoid on Fri 21/06/2013 00:04:19
"Don't Shit Your Pants" is one of the all-time greatest adventure games, so I see no problem.
Title: Re: Question about profanity in game title
Post by: Greg Squire on Fri 21/06/2013 21:05:53
Speaking of "Shipping Your Pants"   :-D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4lSavSepc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4lSavSepc)