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Originally Posted by John Sabato
Bill, ...Trusting grown men not to be offended? Not the point here.
In my role as the naughty word policeman... better safe than sorry.
It always has been and will be as long as I am a part of the organization, the objective to keep this a "safe" website so members don't have to worry that they might have a child who can read close by, and might have to explain adult themes that they were not even part of...
IMHO there is no justification for using offensive language on this forum. My advice to all, is keep it clean or the admin delete hammer will fall swiftly.   |
It has nothing to do with my ability nor my desire to use "offensive language", John, and I'll kindly ask that you not put words into my mouth. I was simply pointing out that, in my humble opinion only, that the filter was a little too strict. The vernacular synonym for female genitalia that was blocked out is also a non-naughty word. I think of Edward Lear's famous (and apparently offensive to some) poem of the Owl and the "female genitalia Cat", or the nursery rhyme of "VaJayJay Cat, VaJayJay cat, where have you been? I've been to London to visit the Queen. [...]" as examples where the apparently-offensive word is not representative of the female anatomy.
I am now imagining how trying to tell someone that in order the fire the Luger one must "rooster" or "male poultry" the gun by operating the toggle is as stupid as can be. The same word can represent a vernacular synonym for the male genitalia or a male bird or the action/verb for preparing a firearm to fire.
In neither of the above examples, nor my original post, do I see any adult themes. Words by themselves mean nothing; context is everything. Ultimately though, the delete and ban hammers are yours to use however lightly or heavily you choose.