who actually cares, it childish, grow up? On 14 Mar 2010, at 11:17, Darren Harris wrote:
> Hi dark, > > If there was a total blanket ban on swaring on this list then I really > wouldn't care at all. > > But nobody in their right mind can sit there and say that crap is worse than > hell. That's just stupid. Sorry but it is. I've seen people including the > moderators use that word within the last couple of weeks all you have to do > is to go back through the archives to see it for yourself. So yes I'm sorry > I do think that this is setting a major double standard which I really > cannot agree with and there's no basis in logic for any real disagreement > with my comment. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of dark > Sent: 14 March 2010 11:09 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Audyssey] expletives > > > Hi. > > I must confess while I am totally behind most profanity filters for the > purposes of keeping things accessible to as many people as possible, a line > has to be drawn somewhere. > > In my old boarding school they thought the word "belly" was swearing, ---- > they even thought "heck!" was. I stil however see no need to pander to this > sort of thing when the majority of people on the street wouold find it > acceptable. > > I must say that on the audiogames.net forum, while language filters have > been set for many words (including the F word), there was a moderator > discussion about the word in question a couple of years ago, and it was > decided to remove it from the swearing filter, so it now writes as it > should. > > there have been no complaints whatsoever, and sinse it's a word I myself > use (I've possibly used it on this list), people have been much more > comfortable allowing it. ---- pluss of course, it is also a word which may > come up in conversationn on other topics rather than as an expletive, ---- > in fact the discussion about removing it from the swearing filters was > prompted by discussion of the game desert strike, and it's use of h/llfire > missiles as a weapon. > > thus, while I would certainly agree on keeping profanity down, I do think > there is a reasonable line. Obviously, sinse yo moderate this list and not > me, such a decision is yours to make and I'll be glad to abide by it, ---- > however, i have to confess I don't agree that the H word should in deed be > banned simply because some people find it offensive, ---- would you > considder banning the word "belly?" as well? > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > > , > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. You can make changes or update your > subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
