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Re: Swearing?
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 6 Jan 2000 21:20:06 GMT
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Laura Gjovaag <tegan@eskimo.com> schreef in berichtnieuws
Pine.SUN.3.96.1000104094929.7395D-100000@eskimo.com...
> On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, Matthew Miller wrote:
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> > > item number 5, and the key words are "obscene", "vulgar", "profane", • and
> > > "indecent".
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> > All of those are subjective terms.
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> Are they really?
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> The language is clear enough to me. If it is likely to be considered any
> of those terms by a majority of people in a social group, in this case a
> social group that involves children and their parents, then it is
> unacceptable.
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> I'm smart enough to figure that out, so are most of the people who post
> here. Are you telling me that there are people here who are unable to
> figure out such a basic concept? Do we have to compile a list of "taboo"
> words for the folks who can't think for themselves? That's very sad. I
> thought fans of LEGO were smarter than average.
>
> -Laura
Laura, I have one word (name) for ya:
Nietzsche.
--
Arjan Brugman
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abrugman@casema.net
Arjan.Brugman@philips.com
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| (...) Ok, enough is enough. Make fun of me, call me names, I don't care. You haven't changed my opinion that the terms of use state very clearly to anyone who cares to read them what kind of language is not acceptable. What this argument really (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Are they really? The language is clear enough to me. If it is likely to be considered any of those terms by a majority of people in a social group, in this case a social group that involves children and their parents, then it is unacceptable. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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