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Re: Profanity (was Re: Lego(r) Master Maniac designation?)
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 31 Dec 1998 07:10:19 GMT
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Beaker wrote in message ...
> To me the issue is about whether you pander to the lowest common
> denominator or not. As I see it, too much of popualr culture is held
> hostage to the expectations of the most conservative members. The
> internet itself is a good exmple: this wonderful forum for communication
> is repeatedly threatened by clueless legislators who think that
> everything online should be reduced to the level of 'Goodnight Moon' ...
While I agree with you, I think you're misapplying the principle. We
*should* discourage the LCD approach, but with the intention of raising
the standard not lowering it. Too much of the internet is already devoted
to showing that anarchy is not a good mechanism for producing erudite
discussion, so if people want that they're not exactly short of options.
For instance, RTL is a venue that allows, even encourages, completely
free expression. If you can't post within reasonable bounds then perhaps
RTL is more your cup of tea than LugNet is?
Moz
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