Re: [DL] Call for discussion, re: Vulgarity

[Sean Michael Whipkey <highway@cstone.net>]

Allan 'Deputy' Seyberth wrote:
> 
> >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) intellegent 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.

If you want to be a potty-mouth, then there's always the OT list. 
There's more then enough cursing there in each post to make up for this
list.

Now, if you're using the occasional "h-e-double-hockey-sticks" or the
less polite form of darn once in a while in the flavor text of an
adventure, whatever, I don't seen any problem with it.  However, the
current policy keeps it from looking like one of my earlier,
curse-filled short stories. :-)

SeanMike

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