DEFFINATLY not a mod here, but this is my short take: It is the rules, it is not hard not to cuss.Release your anger in a productive way, by pounding your opponent, whoever it may be to the ground by exploiting their shear ignorance if that is the case. Control your feelings, be a real man or women and stop complaining about it. The rules are here for good reason, it maintains a professional board. Again my .000001 cents.

[edit on 6/25/2009 by jkrog08]

Originally posted by colloredbrothers
Sometimes using curse words is a good way to express your anger, and staying formal loses its impact pretty quick. Its being formal and politicly correct that turned us into slaves.

anyway sorry for the rant.

I think that is more a failure of the author posting to adequately relay their intended meaning with civility, than the use of expletives being a good way to express themselves.

If you had a 12 year old, would you let her swear in your presence if she was upset at something?

Most parents wouldn't. Most don't.

Is it acceptable for a child to swear at a teacher if they get bad grades? No, and you can bet they'd get detention or some sort of punishment (I know I did). How about if the teacher were to swear at the class if they were noisy. I know I'd certainly take exception to it.

So, the idea I believe is to keep the discussion civil by having rules that we've all AGREED to when signing up, and not have a filter in place to take care of our slackness.

If you want to swear like a sailor, there are - as has been mentioned - plenty of slack moraled websites out there; the internet is a gigantic slew of filth, plenty for you to let rip in.

ATS at least IMO has always been well looked after by the volunteer staff, and I for one treat it, as best I can, with the respect it deserves and strives to encourage.

That is one reason why I really get disheartened when people come along, spout any old mindless fables as fact, and lower the caliber of discussions here.

But thats a different topic... and one we're all aware of.