This has happened to me, as well.  Two days ago, I purchased a silverweave dagger from another player.  The next day, I logged back in and it was gone.  Someone should definitely look into this.

Someone expressed an interest in the etymology of the word in question here.  From http://www.geocities.com/bogomil1bg/Buggerstudy.html:

As was already mentioned, in the next century The Oxford English Dictionary marked the connection "bougres/buggers" or "heretics who came from Bulgaria in the 11th century" with "Albigenses" (Cathars). It is also pointed out that, according to R. Brunne Cron. of 1330, "bugger" entered the English language with the double meaning of sodomite and heretic: "þe Kyng said & did crie, þe pape was heretike... and lyued in bugerie".

And I consider myself done with this thread.

Today it's this word, tommorow fix ups on the Art, slight changes.(Only 4 minutes each)
The next day other things, like the grass.

This is B.S and everyone knows it, If you're affended by the Word Bugger, UNDERSTAND A ROBOT JUST SAID IT TO YOU, not a Person.

~~Datruth

Datruth, I haven't noticed any artwork that could be considered offensive in this game.  Nor have I seen any grass that could be considered offensive.  So those examples are not in context with the current debate.

As for this being B.S. and everyone knowing it, this is untrue.  If it was, this thread would not have been started in the first place.

As for your declaration that 'A ROBOT' said it to me, consider that this is supposed to be an emulation of an existing, persistent, medieval world.  You are expected to talk to NPCs as if they were real people.  Indeed, in many instances the NPCs will not even respond to you unless you use the correct sentence.  So if you are supposed to treat the NPCs like real people, there responses are meant to be as from a real person.  And since I'm not allowed to swear in this game, according to the rules and my own personal consideration, I'd expect the NPCs to be just as considerate and follow the same rules.

This is very funny.  And very unnecessary.  We are not talking about a major rewrite of the game's code.  We're not even talking about changing the whole NPC dialog.  We're talking about the difference that one letter could make.  Changing the 'u' to an 'e' in the NPC dialog could be done in less than a minutes work, and would save the possibility of someone being offended or having their children exposed to language that *is still* considered offensive in many parts of the world.

Karyuu, since you've decided to adopt the position of judge in this debate, I'll address this to you.  I asked my mother, my two brothers, my sister, and 3 friends what the word 'bugger' meant to them.  All of them answered that it was as a synonym for the word 'sodomite', or words to that effect.  As for your statement that the NPC doesn't mean it in that context, how do you know?  Does the NPC state that somewhere?  If he did, then that would be an important piece of information that was left out of this discussion.  If he didn't, then you are merely offering us *your* interpretation of what the NPC said.  And I can pretty much guarantee that your interpretation is not that of the entire world, unless you made the effort to offer a world-wide poll on the subject.

This is a question of morality, or immorality, as the case may be.  The word *is* considered vulgar in many parts of the world, not just Britain.  And it seems to me that, if players can get banned for using foul language or harassing other players, even the possibility of an NPC using a word that can be considered vulgar in anyway should not be allowed.  Otherwise, the rule against foul language is hypocritical, as somewhere, sometime, a person is going to read it and be offended.  If you're going to take a stance against being offensive, then don't play at it.  Do it!