[BNW] Call for discussion, re: Vulgarity

["Allan 'Deputy' Seyberth" <moderator@darious.com>]

>See.. that leads back into the 'what
>words are vulgar' arguement, because in New Zealand, 'twat' is a
>mildly-derogitory word for someone you want to kind-of hassle, but don't
>actually hate or dislike either, kind of a friendly insult, if you know what
>I mean. 

On that note - I've been thinking about asking folks whether the current
policy toward vulgarity is acceptable?

The policy is that vulgarity is not welcome, but only repeated and/or
abusive usage will get you knocked off of the list.

The point is that we are all (ideally) mature enough to handle it, and it
smacks of censorship.

The counter-point is that we are all (ideally) intelligent enough to get
our point across without the use of vulgarity, and certain usage is frankly
offensive while serving no useful purpose except for shock value.
Allan 'Deputy' Seyberth
moderator@darious.com

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