Chat Moderation FAQ & Clarification

Is there an ETA on the new chat system?

I haven't spoken in chat much at all since I started playing. I do watch chat a lot, since to me one of the attractions of any MMO is the opportunity to be part of the interaction between people from all around the world. After my first day on the server, I decided to keep quiet after a player was warned by others he'd be banned for completely innocent comment about his own living arrangement.

Just last night, another player was warned by others that he'd be banned for talking about Lady Gaga's marketing strategy since it would be considered homophobic. Now- as someone who should personally know, I can guarantee that what was said was nothing of the sort. Now I am sure that the real mods have the intelligence to tell the difference, but that's not the issue.

It seems that the current chat is full of wannabe mods, and what is a brilliant game lacks friendly banter that goes anything past giving new players resources and older ones snuggles. Just as an interesting topic gets rolling someone stops it with reminders that mod ban is likely to be implemented. I don't mind censorship- I will never be racist or personally hurtful to anyone, but it seems that at time this is taken a step too far, and I really look forward to a time when I can enjoy some challenging and intelligent debates on real-world topics with my fellow gamers.

Sorry to resuscitate a near dead thread, but I want to make some RP Ork recruitment messages to use in GC and was wondering if words such as stinkin and gits would be acceptable orkish RP language?

Thank you for your speedy response Luna.