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Originally posted by Lightworth
All foul language isn't created equal. There's a clear difference between gratuitous lowlife trashtalk and emphases of passionate, (at least) reasonably intelligent points. As long as one isn't spewing pornographic or other plainly mindless filth, I say ALL colloquisms should be allowed on sites like these... And I believe the reason why there are a lot of brilliant, beautiful minds on ATS, yet this place is still toothless as far as real political influence, is because there ain't enough fire in the collective belly here to penetrate the deafened-by-BS ears. Thank you.
Originally posted by Lightworth
...yet this place is still toothless as far as real political influence, is because there ain't enough fire in the collective belly here to penetrate the deafened-by-BS ears.
Originally posted by SimonGray
The reason is simple, we want to take all measures possible to be certain our message of deny ignorance reaches as many people as possible. There are at least two dozen website categorization software tools (that I know of) that classify domains based on the frequency of certain language. These tools then perform various functions from providing lists of domains that should be avoided (with a score for each domain) to school systems, public libraries, corporate firewall managers, and even home users.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
Originally posted by Beachcoma
Interestingly, there are quite a number of members here whose names are actually profanity in another language. But I suppose it's fine since people who don't know, won't know.
Originally posted by NotelectronQM
I have a lot of respect for Skepticoverlord, spacedoubt, umbrax, and all the other moderators,
Originally posted by NotelectronQM
Isn't it ironic that we are forced to censor ourselves,
To say that we can't bare the sight of four-letter-words is ludicrous.
... if the users are given even a taste free speech. ...
The swearing policy is a crime against free speech.
Originally posted by Umbrax
Why NO Profanity Here?
Originally posted by SimonGray
The reason is simple, we want to take all measures possible to be certain our message of deny ignorance reaches as many people as possible. There are at least two dozen website categorization software tools (that I know of) that classify domains based on the frequency of certain language. These tools then perform various functions from providing lists of domains that should be avoided (with a score for each domain) to school systems, public libraries, corporate firewall managers, and even home users.
www.abovetopsecret.com...