The first reason is that kids DO play halo and they don't need to be exposed to that kind of language or other junk not suitable for a 2nd grade classroom. Many people here have kids, some of which play halo and they don't want their kids seeing that filth.
If that's the point, you should ban all talking. Because any word used in any context could be considered a "swear word" by your reasoning. The word that was sensored means to condemn, inflict loss upon. Which is a common word used in all ages, even in book, titles and kid shows.
This next section relates to you parents that have young children playing this game and deemed words like that inappropriate.
First thing, you don't want your kids seeing words like that is a little pointless when you are allowing them to play a game that promotes violence. Any way you look at it, you are contradicting your self saying, I don't want them to hear words like dang, darn, shoot, used in a context as in, "Darn, I just got shot", or "Awe shoot". Yet you will allow them to play a game that promotes violence and has it where you shoot others.
If you want a pure racing, Ban everyone from shooting, Don't allow it and only have them race. That is the only way you would stop your self from contradicting your self.
A second reason is I myself don't want to see any of that in a server. I come on to relax, race and have fun with friends. The atmosphere and everything else it creates is not enjoyable and I don't want to spend my spare time getting cussed at.
I never said using curse word should be allowed, I am saying that you are considering words that are not cuss words swearing. I don't see how someone that say's something like, (d-*-*-*, I just messed up there.) is cursing.
Overall, You guy's may want to go back to school and learn a few things about not being a hypocrite. There is no way your server can be a rated G server if your playing a game that is Rated M. It's rated M for the violence that happens in game, as in shooting each other, blood that shows, ect... If you want that then you might as well switch your server to playing spoungebob game. Even then you would run into issues from what he says normally.
Eliminate all guns and gunners all together and just have pure racing, remove all death and blood, and have it where when they "die", they just respawn and there is no death scene or dead bodies.
You can not downgrade a rating, you can only make it higher. Read the ESRB about online line gaming, I will quote it.
Do ESRB ratings address player chat or player-generated content in online-enabled games?
ESRB ratings only address content created by the publisher, and cannot consider content that is created or introduced by individual players when playing the game online.
The Rating pertains to the game that was created by the publisher, that's online and off-line game play. You can not take the violence out of a violent game unless you rewrite the mod to eliminate all "guns, grenades, blood, death, ect...". Until then, you can not call your self a Rated G server for you are not till you rewrite the mod.
I do agree with keeping the language appropriate, I am a sever owner and I been running servers for years. Probably longer then most of you, and I keep to the same morals about keeping it appropriate, but I don't go to the extent to warn people/kick people if they are saying a word in context as in they just messed up or got hurt and is mad at them selves. If your target audience is 2nd grade, then I just really like to know what kind of self respecting parent will allow there children to play a game that promotes violence but don't want there kids to hear words like dang, darn, shoot in a context as stated above.
If you had just stated to me that you don't want it because its your rules, I would have dropped it and said fine, but when you site there and promote your site around being a hypocrite and contradicting your selves, then that what annoys me. You guys need to get your facts straight and also find a mod writer to start making your Rated G mod for your clan;s servers.
Also get BFM_Hydra to fix his post for he is promoting false information there.
http://www.bfmracing.net/forums/index.php?topic=32412.0
