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Re: Swearing! (was something else)
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 1 Jan 2000 21:59:38 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Richard Parsons writes:
> James Brown wrote in message ...
> > In lugnet.general, Richard Parsons writes:
> > > (Its a joke, its a joke ******. Relax. Here, maybe you need some soma.)
> > <editing mine>
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> > Folks, I hate to be a PITA, here, but will ya cut the swearing, please? I
> > have to say the casual one-offs here in .general bug me a whole lot more
> > than anything else.
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> > It just isn't necessary to do it. Take it as a challenge to your literary
> > skills if you have to, but please, maintain courtesy.
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> Wow. Do you know (in all honesty) that it never occurred to me that anyone
> here could find this offensive.
I should point out that what I find offensive is not the word. I swear
frequently in spoken conversation, and in other forums. What I find offensive
is the disregard for the Terms of Use, and the preferences of our host(s) - as
expressed pretty clearly here:
http://www.lugnet.com/admin/general/?n=666
> I don't belong here.
Nonsense. :)
You do some very cool stuff, and contribute to the group. More significantly,
you like Lego.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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| (...) Agreed. As one of the biggest "keep it clean advocates" (it was a post referencing a post of Tims that referenced a post of mine that James chose to reference, and it's a point I've been making for over a year) it's not the person I object to, (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| James Brown wrote in message ... (...) than (...) random (...) Wow. Do you know (in all honesty) that it never occurred to me that anyone here could find this offensive. So, ah, sorry. I won't get into the old argument about sense and sensibility, (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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