#ChatGPT refuses to use the word “mischief” when base style/tone set to Quirky

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Reported by @sleek flint

Bug Report: ChatGPT refuses to use the word “mischief” when base style/tone set to Quirky
`Steps to Reproduce`
  1. Open Personality settings.
  2. Set “Base style and tone” to “Quirky” if it isn’t already.
  3. Save settings.
  4. Prompt ChatGPT to use the word “mischief”.
`Expected Result`

ChatGPT should have no problem using that word in its output.

`Actual Result`

ChatGPT will refuse and/or use a different word instead. Thinking mode output indicates it is avoiding this word, its variant “mischievous”, and em dashes as a stylistic rule. The refusals indicate it is likely conflating simple stylistic guidelines (expected to be configurable/overridable by the user) with platform constraints or guardrails.

`Environment`

iOS 26.0.1