RE: Remove Vulgar Thread Titles
March 20, 2018 at 12:16 pm
(This post was last modified: March 20, 2018 at 12:17 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(March 20, 2018 at 3:33 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:Quote:Yeah, that's what I meant by "to keep thread titles less vulgar/bigoted", lol.
Please don't make me go to the trouble of explaining the difference between 'less vulgar/bigoted' and 'banning vulgarity'.
Boru
Well, that is what I meant. And I see no reason to give him crap for it when he stated his suggestion respectfully on the SUGGESTION FORUM. Also, I agree with him. I would support a ban on vulgar thread titles, so I guess I suck too.
(March 20, 2018 at 9:56 am)Shell B Wrote:(March 19, 2018 at 4:24 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Generally I agree. Of course there is a continuum, from a private conversation with a friend to an instruction manual. At the same time, a perfectly good and appropriate Anglo-Saxon word from the Basic English lexicon is almost always available. No one appreciates a David Foster Wallace wanna-be.
And just to be absolutely clear I'm only talking about thread titles where it is already the express intent of the staff that titles be descriptive of the subject to be discussed. We already have a "Click Bait" rule. That's a judgement call also.
Fuck is probably the least descriptive word precisely because it is used as a synonym for a very large number of words with very different meanings. And there is nothing "posh" about avoiding vulgarities. It's about creating a decent environment for all participants. Some graffiti is actually quite evocative and well-executed but I don't want to live in a city where every other building is covered with it.
Buy why is it considered more "decent?" Because it's not the "common" vernacular. It all boils down to people feeling better than other people and being offended for the sake of feeling superior.
(March 19, 2018 at 7:15 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I really don't get why Chad is getting so much crap slung at him from some people. All he did was make a suggestion in the suggestion subforum to keep thread titles a little less vulgar/bigoted. That's the whole point of the subform, and I don't see why anyone seems to feel personally offended by a suggestion for cleaner language in thread titles.
I have a feeling if it had been either me, mooney, or shadow making this same suggestion, we wouldnt be getting attacked for it.
I would have treated you the same way, for what it's worth.
(March 19, 2018 at 9:51 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Uh...Neo? Care to respond to this?
Oh shit.
You werent one of the people who attacked him personally, so I wasn't referring to you.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
