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[B]NOTE: I am in no way representing Sc2 Mafia in what I'm going to say, as I have no jurisdiction over the Arcade. This represents my views only and wasn't discussed with anyone, nor will it have an influence different from that of another community member.[/B]

I've played a little recently, and I must say racism was pretty tame. The only things I've seen were:
- Somebody naming himself "nigger" and just shitposting on D1 around it (without saying racist stuff), then playing 100 % normally
- Somebody naming himself "north korea" with swasticas around, only to speak about the glory of the People's Republic of North Korea - pretty sure there was nothing racist in that at all, seeing how there was zero racism afterwards

Now, I'm not saying it doesn't exist anymore, but it certainly has decreased across the years (which is great) and isn't obnoxious anymore most of the time.

That being said, the topic of the thread is "lynching", right? Lynching isn't inherently racism because there were fucking crazy people in southern US. That's like saying work camps (not talking about strict execution camps, which serve a... different purpose) are inherently racist because the Nazis used them mostly for "ethnic cleansing" purposes. Gulags weren't racist, after all... People grouping against other people to unlawfully attack them isn't an inherently racist action [I]at all[/I], and hey, that's part of the game we're playing!

Now, about the accuracy of the word, it's true that giving people a trial isn't exactly lynching lol. For trial deaths, the description should probably be "was executed by democratic decision of the Town" or something like that, and non-trial voted exeuctions should keep "lynching" because that's exactly what they are. Bringing "racism" into this has no reason to be, though; if you wish to talk about enforcement of anti-racism rules, I suggest you make a different thread for a different topic: this thread, as stated in the OP, is related to the accuracy of the word in some contexts, not to racism (and if for some reason, you want to discuss whether or not "lynching" is racist again, my suggestion applies too: make another thread about that specifically, but don't let that poison the discussion here).

NOTE: I am in no way representing Sc2 Mafia in what I'm going to say, as I have no jurisdiction over the Arcade. This represents my views only and wasn't discussed with anyone, nor will it have an influence different from that of another community member.

I've played a little recently, and I must say racism was pretty tame. The only things I've seen were:
- Somebody naming himself "nigger" and just shitposting on D1 around it (without saying racist stuff), then playing 100 % normally
- Somebody naming himself "north korea" with swasticas around, only to speak about the glory of the People's Republic of North Korea - pretty sure there was nothing racist in that at all, seeing how there was zero racism afterwards

Now, I'm not saying it doesn't exist anymore, but it certainly has decreased across the years (which is great) and isn't obnoxious anymore most of the time.

That being said, the topic of the thread is "lynching", right? Lynching isn't inherently racism because there were fucking crazy people in southern US. That's like saying work camps (not talking about strict execution camps, which serve a... different purpose) are inherently racist because the Nazis used them mostly for "ethnic cleansing" purposes. Gulags weren't racist, after all... People grouping against other people to unlawfully attack them isn't an inherently racist action at all, and hey, that's part of the game we're playing!

Now, about the accuracy of the word, it's true that giving people a trial isn't exactly lynching lol. For trial deaths, the description should probably be "was executed by democratic decision of the Town" or something like that, and non-trial voted exeuctions should keep "lynching" because that's exactly what they are. Bringing "racism" into this has no reason to be, though; if you wish to talk about enforcement of anti-racism rules, I suggest you make a different thread for a different topic: this thread, as stated in the OP, is related to the accuracy of the word in some contexts, not to racism (and if for some reason, you want to discuss whether or not "lynching" is racist again, my suggestion applies too: make another thread about that specifically, but don't let that poison the discussion here).

[QUOTE=OzyWho;941915][MENTION=29377]Marshmallow Marshall[/MENTION]
Isn't "hammered" just a synonym for "majority lynched" in the FM world, or just here on SC2Mafia?

I legit haven't paid attention to such and idk. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯[/QUOTE]

Correct, and I think that's pretty much everywhere in the English-speaking FM world where majority lynch exists. I actually agreed with Aamirus' change because "hammered" is more accurate than "lynched" in the context, since our bot only posts when somebody is majority lynched before EoD, and since it doesn't try to disguise the reality of the game, which is silent murder and blatant lynching.

Also, as Stealth pointed out, people didn't feel like it was relevant to point out that the word had been changed. I dare say it's because it was changed to something plausible and non-ridiculous. If it had been "Aamirus has been trampled to death by an unicorn herd!", I'm pretty sure we'd have heard something about it.

Originally Posted by OzyWho

@Marshmallow Marshall
Isn't "hammered" just a synonym for "majority lynched" in the FM world, or just here on SC2Mafia?

I legit haven't paid attention to such and idk. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Correct, and I think that's pretty much everywhere in the English-speaking FM world where majority lynch exists. I actually agreed with Aamirus' change because "hammered" is more accurate than "lynched" in the context, since our bot only posts when somebody is majority lynched before EoD, and since it doesn't try to disguise the reality of the game, which is silent murder and blatant lynching.

Also, as Stealth pointed out, people didn't feel like it was relevant to point out that the word had been changed. I dare say it's because it was changed to something plausible and non-ridiculous. If it had been "Aamirus has been trampled to death by an unicorn herd!", I'm pretty sure we'd have heard something about it.