Can all forms of swear words get you banned?
I am not asking if all forms of swearing will get you reported because we all know that you can be reported for anything if the person reporting is upset/petty enough. I am asking if Riot differentiates between the different types of swearing when issuing punishments to players.
Steven Pinks lists five different forms of swearing.
Abusive: Swearing used with the intent to hurt others. Insult. Humiliate. Objectify. Emphatic: Swearing used to convey that your current emotions matter more to you than proper social conduct. Dysphemism: Swearing to convey how unpleasant an experience was. Idiomatic: Swearing used in a casual manner to show that it is fine to swear because I am not offended by it. Cathartic: Swearing to provide relief from pain.
Examples: Abusive: You fucking suck. Feeder piece of shit. Emphatic: Holy shit I suck so bad. Dysphemism: Instead of saying "We lost by a very large margin" you might say "We got fucking wrecked" Idiomatic: I fucked up... forgot to buy a trinket :P Cathartic: Make a stupid mistake and die. "FUCK!!!" Nothing is really said but it helps you feel better.
I swear in games as I view swear words as just regular words and are not bad unless intended to be. I use idiomatic swearing a lot and occasional cathartic swearing. I have never received a warning or ban for my language but I want to know what Riot thinks about this. When someone is reported for the offense "Offensive Language" how does Riot decide if it is worthy of a ban? Is all swearing bad or does Riot use something like this as a guideline to what offensive language really is?