Wish someone would make an Addon counter to this one that lets this addon user know that while frowned upon, is not against TOS unless its in Excess or used in direct hostility towards another player.

This is what the language filters for. Either ignore it, like most adults do (yes, I realise that there are children playing, but thats why the game is A: Rated Teen, and B: The ESRB doesn't rate online interaction between users and are advised that use of the product is at their own risk), or turn the filter on.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/termsofuse.html
So unless Blizzard doesn't find swearing vulgar, obscene or "otherwise objectionable" then it is against the ToS.

ToS be damned, this takes the cake as the biggest "I'm a dick" addon I've seen.

Maturity Filter that way >>

Yes, it does work.

I don't think this is a 'be a dick' addon, I think it is a 'spam generating waste of time' addon.

The people that it targets are not going to care one little bit about an automated reproach...or even a personal censure administered to their VR face.

This will have three effects:

1) Generate even more spam in the channels.
2) Encourage the idiots that are vulgar twits to be more vulgar.
3) Irritate the other people on channel who are ignoring the vulgar twits -- generally the best way to deal with them since they are probably trying to garner attention.

I'm pretty sure if I got a whisper from someone using this addon I would immediately report them for spamming. The game has a maturity filter, use that. This is no different from those church guys who stand at bus stops and preach how everyone is going to hell. Don't make dick addons.

I support this addon and hope it spams every person here who doesnt like it, to the point that they quit wow and are reduced to playing runescape.

/ignore is effective as well so if you don't approve of the spam messages use that to prevent this mod from pointing out your immaturity.

As we all know full well, only intelligent, well educated, mature individuals curse anyway amirite.

If you feel the need to curse at someone, then curse your parents for not busting your butt more while you were still young enough to benefit from it.

(flames are welcome since I'm testing a new version of my asbestos undies!)

Seems to me, this mod would be considered harassment: go, go, irony.

You spam me, you get ignored.

This addon raises some interesting thoughts...

First, the addon author can't really be considered more of a "dick" than the vulgar people in the trade channel. A bus stop preacher is no more annoying than a bus stop rapper. Players can spend their playtime the way they want, within reason. If I want to correct grammar in the trade channels, that's as legitimate as world PvP or raids or pet collecting or [Anal] jokes. Fighting in trade is no different than fighting in Wintergrasp or griefing lowbies in Goldshire.

Now, where I part ways with the addon author is this... in order for something to be offensive or vulgar... it really has to be seen or observed. The user has to experience the moment, then decide how he or she felt about it. Using this addon, however, it appears you can walk away from your screen and your computer will still react to "vulgar" statements that the user did not actually see or experience.

In other words, if a penis shaped tree falls in the forest and nobody sees it... is it vulgar? No... but it is wood

I think a better addon would be this... Players who use your defined "bad" words get auto-ignored. Nothing happens to a banned player unless they try to whisper you directly. Then the addon sends a message back saying that they're being ignored due to language in the public channels. This seems better for two reasons... it's only reactionary to people on your list... and it might make a player think twice about ranting in trade since they could miss out on getting help from another player.

Then again, if I got a message saying I was being ignored for using the word "huntard" I'd probably be okay with that

So I'm not against the spirit of this addon (fighting for your beliefs or standards) but the fact that it's so automated really serves to undermine it's validity, since you can't be offended by something you didn't see. All in all, going with the standard language filter seems like a much better idea.