On Sun, 2002-07-07 at 21:46, ben wrote: Actually, my original point when I made that comment was simply that the Debian mailing list code of conduct says: # Do not use foul language; besides, some people receive the lists via packet radio, where swearing is illegal. <http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/> > On Sunday 07 July 2002 07:10 pm, Kent West wrote: > > >your self edit in the original post shows as much discretion > > >as any reader of this list should need. > > > > The "self-edit" still put the word in *my* brain, where I'd prefer it > > not to be. > > > > Call me a prude . . . . :-) > > > > c'mon, kent. do a search of the archives for the expression he used, and then > a search to see how much offense that usage has drawn. of course it brings > 'the word' to mind--in fact, that's the point of abbreviated usage, to > indicate how frustrated and how much in need of aid the user is at a given > point. the fact that it's not gratuitiously used or addressed with an intent > to demean or insult anyone in particular is a clear indication that the usage > is equivalent to the kind of expression any one of us might give voice to > after some hours hammering at the same problem. > > in fact, i find egregious censorship even more offensive than the expression > of expletives issued without intent to demean or dehumanize any other > individual. > > @#$%'s sake, lighten up. > > ben > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > -- What was once is gone. What will be has not yet come. What is is all that is real. Live for the now.
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