Posted by verne on December 1, 2005, at 0:13:15
In reply to Re: I disagree that this warranted a block » wildcard, posted by Gabbix2 on November 30, 2005, at 19:22:13
I agree completely. Both with a questionable block and the silliness of asterisking. Asterisking doesn't change the intent or meaning. In fact, a word disguised with asterisks causes me more distress than the actual spelling. It hurts just talking about it.
Perhaps, the real reason behind the block is not so much the words being used but in turning off auto-asterisking in the first place. I suppose that could be intentional.
I love asterisks as much as the next guy but using them to mask a word's spelling is like putting lipstick on the gorilla. Nope, it still looks like a gorilla.
Verne
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