It has come to our attention that a rule that has been enforced by the moderating staff on this site since early 2004 has never been made readily available to the member base through the Forum Rules post. Therefore we have made it readily available by updating the forum rules and FAQ thread found in the Druchii Discussion Forum to contain the below statement which has spent the past couple of years residing in the Moderator's Forum in a edited format.
Therefore please make yourselves aware of the following:
P-A-N-S-Y & G-A-Y: Offensive and Inappropriate Content
The usage of such terms is clearly meant as an insult (against the High Elves usually). Now insulting High Elves does no harm, obviously, but by using these terms in an insulting way, real people are automatically insulted as well (High Elves suck, High Elves are g-a-y, being g-a-y sucks - a simple chain of thought), because their sexuality is used as an insult in this case. The usage of the above terms is therefore considered offensive. Most people won't think that far and won't find it personally insulting or offensive, but some definitely do!
Everyone on this site should be treated with respect and offensive material is not welcome here in general.
This is not a post opening this rule up for discussion, this rule has been in effect for some time and will continue to be so, but now every one should be fully aware of it.
Thank you for your time and cooperation,
The Moderating Staff