Posted by 10derHeart on January 4, 2007, at 18:45:39
In reply to Re: The No Offensive Language Rule » Dr. Bob, posted by JeffSmith on January 4, 2007, at 17:43:27
They don't make things worse for me. I like them. I think they help maintain a little bit of a kinder, gentler, more civilized community, as a whole, here.
And this is from someone who spent 22+ years in the military and can keep up in a swearing contest with most anyone. But...there's are times and places to choose to temper that (eg, use of asterisks), or not to speak that way at all. It seems nice to me for Babble to be one of those places.
Vulgarities have their purpose, perhaps, and can be an effective way to express very strong feelings. But OTOH, that sort of language also may upset folks and make for a harsher way of communicating overall. And harsh can become stressful, confusing, even hurtful sometimes.
The asterisks seem like a pretty good compromise, something that is hard to come by here at times, and so is a valuable thing to hang on to.
Just my few cents worth :-)
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