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Re: Who oversees the rec.toys.LEGO newsgroup?
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 23 Jan 2000 00:40:21 GMT
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MCAMBRON@PACBELLsaynotospam.NET
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Richard Marchetti wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Gene C. Weissinger writes:
> > There seems to be a lot of trashy language and ignorance being thrown
> > around...There ARE younger people reading there as well as here....
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> They are just words after all.
> <snip>
> I would rather that rough words were expressed
> than that people had to censor themselves for the sake of those with virgin
> ears, or in fact not express themselves at all. We ARE losing meaning by
> disallowing the use of certain words, people!
Sorry, but I have to disagree. If a person is unable to express him- or herself
adequately without resorting to the use of language considered inappropriate for
the circumstances, then that person needs to develop the skills that would enable
him or her to do so. Insistence on adherence to certain standards of speech occurs
all the time-- it is the reason students need to learn to write in Standard
English, even if they use a different vernacular in speech. Granted, posts to
newsgroups tend to be more informal, but if by the nature of the group certain
language is deemed unnecessary or even inappropriate, then the participants should
accept the standard. (And no, I am not against freedom of speech. Would Holden
Caulfield have been as memorable had his words been censored?)
Maggie Cambron
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 | | Re: Who oversees the rec.toys.LEGO newsgroup?
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| (...) Ignorance is one thing, trashy talk is another. They are just words after all. I don't use profanity here on Lugnet largely because Todd insists on it and not because I agree with this policy -- which I don't, I think its silly. -- Richard (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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