Family Board?

[Dogaroo]

Okay, I feel better now. I just had to get that out.

[wildo]

Originally Posted by Dogaroo

On this forum, talk how the mods want. Seems simple to me.

Once again, nobody was questioning this. I don't understand why you keep bringing this up.



...Good. Now I feel better too.

[Whiteshepherds]

Originally Posted by Mac's Mom

I am an avid fan of swearing. When my teenaged nephew swore one time I told him to stop. He said "you swear" and I said "I also pay taxes. When you pay taxes you can swear" ...I'm not very mature for my age

That's my laugh for the day, lol.

[selzer]

I agree with the profanity thing here.

There is no reason for it. It violates rules we agreed to when we came on board. Though, I just now read those rules -- it has been so long ago, I cannot remember if we were required to read the rules again when the site changed hands.

In my life around certain people, I do swear. But I do not swear around everyone I know. I find it offensive the way young people talk around older people. And I find it awkward when people who have 30+ years on me let out a good stream of profantiy. I do not swear around them, and I find it odd when they swear around me. So if an individual old enough to be my parent swears around me, I might be willing to let fly a wordy derd in their presence.

But what we say is one thing, what we write, is another. It is down in black and white for everyone to read. How many people might we have offended. What impression of ourselves did this make.

I will substitute Fiery Pit for a certain censored word here, as I think it is kind of silly to sensor that and not sensor Heck which is ONLY used as an explicative. But whatever Darn and Heck are ok I guess.

And as a fellow from work a few years back said, using the word "poopie" instead of its unacceptable counter part, well it just doesn't sound the same -- you are so full of poopie -- doesn't sound the least bit likely to start an all out row.

[Whiteshepherds]

I have a friend that believes if she swears she'll be doomed to eternal damnation. So instead of saying the words she spells them. I guess God can't spell or something.

[Dogaroo]

Originally Posted by wildo

Once again, nobody was questioning this. I don't understand why you keep bringing this up.



...Good. Now I feel better too.

Perhaps you weren't, but others have.

I realize your original question was answered by Lauri about 63 posts ago. As is typical of a place like this, though, it triggered further discussion with several other people weighing in on the topic and it morphed a little (as conversations do) in the process. As long as people remain civil with each other, it's all good, right?

Of course we can & will all act like adults & remain civil with each other. Or at least we won't cuss each other out.

[Dogaroo]

I've been known to say "that's a bunch of bullspit" or call someone a "son of a mother" when I get really wound up about something, and I frequently masticate in public.

[wildo]

Originally Posted by Dogaroo

Of course we can & will all act like adults & remain civil with each other. Or at least we won't cuss each other out.

hopefully!

[arycrest]

Originally Posted by Cassidy's Mom

Personally, I do think the board rules take it a bit far. Words that the FCC doesn't have a problem with are censored here. There are two words in particular that I can think of that families will hear if they watch prime time network TV or listen to AM or FM radio, and if they're driving down the road they may see them on billboards. I understand the concept of protecting children from profanity, but IMO it would be sufficient to define profanity the way the FCC does - no more, no less.

Well said ... makes perfect sense ... and I bet the FCC lets you say **** Chaney's name without being censored too!!!

[Cassidy's Mom]

I thought of a 3rd word that is not allowed here that is perfectly okay with the FCC. Actually, I didn't just think of it on my own, I HEARD it used on AM radio this afternoon!!!