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Gvac
04-12-2008, 09:24 AM
And while you're at it, I think we SERIOUSLY need a list of NSFW words that can't be used in thread titles.

I'm not busting balls or being a wise ass.

I've learned "faggot" is NSFW, but surely you can understand my confusion when "fuck" "fucking" "cunt" and "shit" seem to be OK.

Is "fag" OK? What about "queer"?

Cocksucker?

Dickhead?

Douchebag?

Slut?

Whore?

MILF?

Twat?



I don't even want to get into racial slurs. Hell, we've got a member here called "SilentSpic." I hope he doesn't start a thread and land us all on the unemployment line and in sensitivity training.

Again, I'm not busting balls. I just think we need to know the rules if we're expected to play by them.

Much love to all,

Uncle Gvac :wub::wub::wub:

TheMojoPin
04-12-2008, 09:33 AM
I don't even want to get into racial slurs. Hell, we've got a member here called "SilentSpic." I hope he doesn't start a thread and land us all on the unemployment line and in sensitivity training.

Looks like Mod Gvac dropped the ball back in the day. SHAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMME.

But seriously, why is a list needed? This has been explain ad naseum at this point, and you're simply refusing to acknowledge that. Our thread titles show up in search engines. Posters on this board have always liked to be able to use the board while they're at work. Avoiding the use of racial/ethnic/sexuality slurs in the thread titles is simply an easy way to cut down on the risk of people getting into trouble for going to this site while at work. There's obviously a clear difference between those types of words and "regular" swear words and insults like the ones you keep insisting are on par with them.

Friday
04-12-2008, 09:35 AM
as the Mexican representative, I say 'wetback' is A-Ok!

TheMojoPin
04-12-2008, 09:42 AM
Holy shit, the guy who has been honking his horn outside of my place for the last ten minutes is a cocksucker dickhead douchebag.

TheMojoPin
04-12-2008, 09:43 AM
What about rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists?

Gvac
04-12-2008, 09:44 AM
Looks like Mod Gvac dropped the ball back in the day. SHAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMME.

But seriously, why is a list needed? This has been explain ad naseum at this point, and you're simply refusing to acknowledge that. Our thread titles show up in search engines. Posters on this board have always liked to be able to use the board while they're at work. in the thread titles is simply an easy way to cut down on the risk of people getting into trouble for going to this site while at work. There's obviously a clear difference between those types of words and "regular" swear words and insults like the ones you keep insisting are on par with them.

And again I ask why is "cunt" OK? Ditto for "whore" and "slut."

I'm seriously confused.

King Hippos Bandaid
04-12-2008, 09:45 AM
we had a whole thread devoted to the word Cunt in 07

things have changed mmmmmaaaaaaannnnnnnnn......

A.J.
04-12-2008, 09:45 AM
What about rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists?

Could you repeat that, sir?

MadMatt
04-12-2008, 09:47 AM
What about rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists?

Where the hell do you live? Mos Isley?

Mike Teacher
04-12-2008, 09:47 AM
[Mr. Mackey:] There are times when you get suckered in
By drugs and alchohol and sex with women-mmkay
But its when you do these things too much
That you've become an addict and must get back in touch
You can do it Its all up to you-mmmmmkay
With a little plan you can change your life tooo-day
You dont have to spend your life addicted to smack
Homeless on the streets giving handjobs for crack
Follow my plan and very soon you will see-eeyy, its easy mmkay

Step 1: Instead of ass say buns, like "kiss my buns" or "you're a buns hole"

Step 2: Instead of shit say poo, as in "bull poo", "poo head" and this "poo is cold"

Step 3: With bitch drop the t because bich is latin for generosity

Step 4: Dont say fuck any more because fuck is the worst word that you can say

So just use the word mmmkay!

[Children:] We can do it its all up to us-mmmkay (mmmkay)
With a little plan we can change our lives tooo-day
Mr, Mackey: you can change it today
Everyone: We don't have to spend our lives shootin up in the trash
Homeless on the streets giving handjobs for cash
Follow this plan and very soon you will see-eey
Its easy mmkay!

[Mr. Mackey:] Step 1 Children: Instead of ass say buns,
like kiss my buns or you're a buns hole

[Mr. Mackey:] Step 2 Children: Instead of shit say poo,
as in bull poo, poo head and this poo is cold

[Mr. Mackey:] Step 3 Children: With bitch drop the t
because bich is latin for generosity

[Mr. Mackey:] Step 4 Children: Dont say fuck any more

[Everyone:] Cuz fuck is the worst word that you can say
[Children:] Fuck is the worst word that you can say
We shouldn't say fuck, no we shouldn't say fuck, fuck nooooo!!!
[Mr. Mackey:] Your cured, you can go!
[Everyone:] We don't have to spend our lives shootin up in the trash
homeless on the streets giving handjobs for cash
Follow this plan and very soon you will saaay
Its easy mmmkay!
[Children:] It's easy mmmkay!
[Mr. Mackey:] It's easy mmmkay!
[Children:] It's easy mmmkay!
[Mr. Mackey:] It's easy mmmkaaaaaaaayy
[Children:] It's easy mmm

TheMojoPin
04-12-2008, 09:50 AM
And again I ask why is "cunt" OK? Ditto for "whore" and "slut."

I'm seriously confused.

Because, for whatever reason, they tend to not get people into as much trouble through this wonderful electronic medium that we all share. Again, if it's explicitly attacking race/ethnicity/sexual orientation in the thread title, we try to avoid that to keep the search engines based on thread titles reasonably SFW, since that's what seems to get people in the most trouble.

Friday
04-12-2008, 09:51 AM
What about rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists?

oooh Mexican Bandit! I like that!

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/314858/2/istockphoto_314858_mexican_bandito.jpg

MadMatt
04-12-2008, 09:51 AM
"You're a buns hole" could be one of the funniest phrases that South Park ever came up with. :lol:

mikeyboy
04-12-2008, 10:21 AM
And again I ask why is "cunt" OK? Ditto for "whore" and "slut."

I'm seriously confused.

In my mind, cunt isn't okay and I've taken it out of thread titles before, but it clearly hasn't been done across the board.

Fallon
04-12-2008, 11:38 AM
And while you're at it, I think we SERIOUSLY need a list of NSFW words that can't be used in thread titles.

I'm not busting balls or being a wise ass.

I've learned "faggot" is NSFW, but surely you can understand my confusion when "fuck" "fucking" "cunt" and "shit" seem to be OK.

Is "fag" OK? What about "queer"?

Cocksucker?

Dickhead?

Douchebag?

Slut?

Whore?

MILF?

Twat?



I don't even want to get into racial slurs. Hell, we've got a member here called "SilentSpic." I hope he doesn't start a thread and land us all on the unemployment line and in sensitivity training.

Again, I'm not busting balls. I just think we need to know the rules if we're expected to play by them.

Much love to all,

Uncle Gvac :wub::wub::wub:

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Gvac
04-12-2008, 11:41 AM
In my mind, cunt isn't okay and I've taken it out of thread titles before, but it clearly hasn't been done across the board.

Again, this is the reason there has to be across-the-board rules.

Or else there's chaos!

Chaos, I tell ya!

FUNKMAN
04-12-2008, 11:42 AM
dickneck and taintmaster

Jughead
04-12-2008, 11:44 AM
Crab Webs and Fuzz Hole:tongue:

Fallon
04-12-2008, 11:45 AM
dickneck and taintmaster

Are they on after Rape kit and Crawlspace?

Jughead
04-12-2008, 11:46 AM
Somebody complained about my Simpson Av with the strippers..I want it back...Please..thanks

FUNKMAN
04-12-2008, 11:50 AM
thank goodness Yosemite's not a member

" frakinfrekinfroken " rabbit

http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/brands/0015/5755/brand.gif

Friday
04-12-2008, 11:58 AM
Again, this is the reason there has to be across-the-board rules.

Or else there's chaos!

Chaos, I tell ya!

chaos, and cattiness.

jonyrotn
04-12-2008, 12:02 PM
What about rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists?
Can we use the words Steve and Bartman in the same paragraph?

RhinoinMN
04-12-2008, 12:44 PM
as the Mexican representative, I say 'wetback' is A-Ok!

My employees agree. They don't mind beaner either.

They get pissed at mojarra though.

They have lots of cool names for me too e.g.

Gringo

pendejo

gavacho

racista

culero

burro

joto

puto


I must really be appreciated to have sooo many nicknames.

Gvac
04-12-2008, 12:50 PM
A few years ago I played on a fast pitch softball team with a bunch of Puerto Rican guys at work. I was the only non-Latino on the team.

I'll never forget our first game when I crushed a 3 run homer. As I rounded third they were all standing on the bench chanting "Blanco! Blanco!"

I couldn't stop giggling.

Heather 8
04-12-2008, 12:55 PM
A few years ago I played on a fast pitch softball team with a bunch of Puerto Rican guys at work. I was the only non-Latino on the team.

I'll never forget our first game when I crushed a 3 run homer. As I rounded third they were all standing on the bench chanting "Blanco! Blanco!"
I couldn't stop giggling.

And now I'm seeing the root of your "Darky" chants at the November BWO show...

mikeyboy
04-12-2008, 01:03 PM
Common sense goes a long way, or I at least think it would. We've never been all that tolerant of overt racism on this board. That's just the character of the board. Racial humor is okay, but it can be a tough line to draw. Racial slurs in a thread title generally don't have enough context in and of themelves that they can be considered racial humor. Besides, permitting those slurs in thread titles makes this board look like a bunch of ass-backward racist. If someone visits this board and reads thread titles with racial slurs, that's the impression of the board as a whole that they'll get. Does anyone here really want to associate themselves with a board where "nigger", "spic", "wop", "chink" or "kike", etc. are prominently featured? I don't. Granted, there are some racial terms that may or may not reach the level of the ones above. For instance -- "mick" and "limey". I'll plead ignorance on those, because I don't really know how offensive those are considered to be. Likewise, as discussed on the show, there aren't any real offensive slurs applied to white people, so nobody gives a shit whether you start a thread with the word "cracker" in it. My point is that we're not going to draw a line as to which terms are appropriate in thread titles and which ones aren't. Try to use good judgment. If you think a term might be inappropriate, don't use it.

As an extension, "faggot" and "cunt" are two pretty loaded non-racial slurs, and are probably the most offensive terms you can use to label homosexuals and women respectively. There are less offensive terms that might be okay in a thread title, but really is it all that important to try to figure out which side of the line, for example, "bitch" and "queer" fall? "Fag" is probably less offensive than "faggot", but where does that fall in relation to the line? The lines fall in different places for different people.

Gvac brought up SilentSpic. That's the name he chose for himself, and he is of hispanic origin. In the future, if someone of a particular race signs up with a similar name, will we ask them to change it? Possibly. In the past, we've made members who have overtly racist names, especially when they are clearly intended to be racist ("Earl'saCoon" comes to mind), change their names.

The bottom line is that we are only talking about thread titles -- we're not talking about regulating the content of those threads. This isn't a freedom of speech issue (not that you have freedom of speech on a privately owned board anyway). We try to give our users lots of leeway in discussing the topics that come up. This simply applies to thread titles.

Keep in mind that it's really easy for people to judge this community based on the titles of threads alone, so try to use good judgment. Is this really that confusing? I just don't believe that it's as much of a slippery slope as some are portraying it.

Bob Impact
04-12-2008, 01:09 PM
Common sense goes a long way, or I at least think it would. We've never been all that tolerant of overt racism on this board. That's just the character of the board. Racial humor is okay, but it can be a tough line to draw. Racial slurs in a thread title generally don't have enough context in and of themelves that they can be considered racial humor. Besides, permitting those slurs in thread titles makes this board look like a bunch of ass-backward racist. If someone visits this board and reads thread titles with racial slurs, that's the impression of the board as a whole that they'll get. Does anyone here really want to associate themselves with a board where "nigger", "spic", "wop", "chink" or "kike", etc. are prominently featured? I don't. Granted, there are some racial terms that may or may not reach the level of the ones above. For instance -- "mick" and "limey". I'll plead ignorance on those, because I don't really know how offensive those are considered to be. Likewise, as discussed on the show, there aren't any real offensive slurs applied to white people, so nobody gives a shit whether you start a thread with the word "cracker" in it. My point is that we're not going to draw a line as to which terms are appropriate in thread titles and which ones aren't. Try to use good judgment. If you think a term might be inappropriate, don't use it.

As an extension, "faggot" and "cunt" are two pretty loaded non-racial slurs, and are probably the most offensive terms you can use to label homosexuals and women respectively. There are less offensive terms that might be okay in a thread title, but really is it all that important to try to figure out which side of the line, for example, "bitch" and "queer" fall? "Fag" is probably less offensive than "faggot", but where does that fall in relation to the line? The lines fall in different places for different people.

Gvac brought up SilentSpic. That's the name he chose for himself, and he is of hispanic origin. In the future, if someone of a particular race signs up with a similar name, will we ask them to change it? Possibly. In the past, we've made members who have overtly racist names, especially when they are clearly intended to be racist ("Earl'saCoon" comes to mind), change their names.

The bottom line is that we are only talking about thread titles -- we're not talking about regulating the content of those threads. This isn't a freedom of speech issue (not that you have freedom of speech on a privately owned board anyway). We try to give our users lots of leeway in discussing the topics that come up. This simply applies to thread titles.

Keep in mind that it's really easy for people to judge this community based on the titles of threads alone, so try to use good judgment. Is this really that confusing? I just don't believe that it's as much of a slippery slope as some are portraying it.
All I saw here was "Blah Blah Blah, I'm handsome in a rugged Tony Hawk kinda way, Blah Blah Blah."

Tenbatsuzen
04-12-2008, 01:14 PM
Common sense goes a long way, or I at least think it would. We've never been all that tolerant of overt racism on this board. That's just the character of the board. Racial humor is okay, but it can be a tough line to draw. Racial slurs in a thread title generally don't have enough context in and of themelves that they can be considered racial humor. Besides, permitting those slurs in thread titles makes this board look like a bunch of ass-backward racist. If someone visits this board and reads thread titles with racial slurs, that's the impression of the board as a whole that they'll get. Does anyone here really want to associate themselves with a board where "nigger", "spic", "wop", "chink" or "kike", etc. are prominently featured? I don't. Granted, there are some racial terms that may or may not reach the level of the ones above. For instance -- "mick" and "limey". I'll plead ignorance on those, because I don't really know how offensive those are considered to be. Likewise, as discussed on the show, there aren't any real offensive slurs applied to white people, so nobody gives a shit whether you start a thread with the word "cracker" in it. My point is that we're not going to draw a line as to which terms are appropriate in thread titles and which ones aren't. Try to use good judgment. If you think a term might be inappropriate, don't use it.

As an extension, "faggot" and "cunt" are two pretty loaded non-racial slurs, and are probably the most offensive terms you can use to label homosexuals and women respectively. There are less offensive terms that might be okay in a thread title, but really is it all that important to try to figure out which side of the line, for example, "bitch" and "queer" fall? "Fag" is probably less offensive than "faggot", but where does that fall in relation to the line? The lines fall in different places for different people.

Gvac brought up SilentSpic. That's the name he chose for himself, and he is of hispanic origin. In the future, if someone of a particular race signs up with a similar name, will we ask them to change it? Possibly. In the past, we've made members who have overtly racist names, especially when they are clearly intended to be racist ("Earl'saCoon" comes to mind), change their names.

The bottom line is that we are only talking about thread titles -- we're not talking about regulating the content of those threads. This isn't a freedom of speech issue (not that you have freedom of speech on a privately owned board anyway). We try to give our users lots of leeway in discussing the topics that come up. This simply applies to thread titles.

Keep in mind that it's really easy for people to judge this community based on the titles of threads alone, so try to use good judgment. Is this really that confusing? I just don't believe that it's as much of a slippery slope as some are portraying it.

That's why Mikeyboy's the best.

Gvac
04-12-2008, 01:18 PM
Common sense goes a long way, or I at least think it would. We've never been all that tolerant of overt racism on this board. That's just the character of the board. Racial humor is okay, but it can be a tough line to draw. Racial slurs in a thread title generally don't have enough context in and of themelves that they can be considered racial humor. Besides, permitting those slurs in thread titles makes this board look like a bunch of ass-backward racist. If someone visits this board and reads thread titles with racial slurs, that's the impression of the board as a whole that they'll get. Does anyone here really want to associate themselves with a board where "nigger", "spic", "wop", "chink" or "kike", etc. are prominently featured? I don't. Granted, there are some racial terms that may or may not reach the level of the ones above. For instance -- "mick" and "limey". I'll plead ignorance on those, because I don't really know how offensive those are considered to be. Likewise, as discussed on the show, there aren't any real offensive slurs applied to white people, so nobody gives a shit whether you start a thread with the word "cracker" in it. My point is that we're not going to draw a line as to which terms are appropriate in thread titles and which ones aren't. Try to use good judgment. If you think a term might be inappropriate, don't use it.

As an extension, "faggot" and "cunt" are two pretty loaded non-racial slurs, and are probably the most offensive terms you can use to label homosexuals and women respectively. There are less offensive terms that might be okay in a thread title, but really is it all that important to try to figure out which side of the line, for example, "bitch" and "queer" fall? "Fag" is probably less offensive than "faggot", but where does that fall in relation to the line? The lines fall in different places for different people.

Gvac brought up SilentSpic. That's the name he chose for himself, and he is of hispanic origin. In the future, if someone of a particular race signs up with a similar name, will we ask them to change it? Possibly. In the past, we've made members who have overtly racist names, especially when they are clearly intended to be racist ("Earl'saCoon" comes to mind), change their names.

The bottom line is that we are only talking about thread titles -- we're not talking about regulating the content of those threads. This isn't a freedom of speech issue (not that you have freedom of speech on a privately owned board anyway). We try to give our users lots of leeway in discussing the topics that come up. This simply applies to thread titles.

Keep in mind that it's really easy for people to judge this community based on the titles of threads alone, so try to use good judgment. Is this really that confusing? I just don't believe that it's as much of a slippery slope as some are portraying it.

Thank for clearing that up, Yerdaddy!

drjoek
04-12-2008, 01:20 PM
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MadMatt
04-12-2008, 01:32 PM
How about 2 threads that are currently in circulation?

"Do you smoke fags???"

and

"Movie Assholes"

The first talks about cigarettes, although the term is in poor taste for US audiences. The second isn't a bad topic either, but the title isn't really appropriate for anybody reading at work.

For the sake of being SFW, why weren't these titles edited? The "fags" thread is just a shock title anyway. The movie thread could easily be made A-holes or "bunsholes" without changing the context.

Tenbatsuzen
04-12-2008, 01:34 PM
How about 2 threads that are currently in circulation?

"Do you smoke fags???"

and

"Movie Assholes"

The first talks about cigarettes, although the term is in poor taste for US audiences. The second isn't a bad topic either, but the title isn't really appropriate for anybody reading at work.

For the sake of being SFW, why weren't these titles edited? The "fags" thread is just a shock title anyway. The movie thread could easily be made A-holes or "bunsholes" without changing the context.

The fags thread is questionable, but "Movie Assholes" - again it's not the seven dirty words, it's what's deemed "hate speech".

You can say "asshole" at work and people won't blink an eye. You say "Fag" at work or get caught reading a webpage that's entitled "faggots" and that's where the problem starts.

TooLowBrow
04-12-2008, 01:51 PM
The fags thread is questionable
questionable, yet when used with its british meaning in mind, deemed ok
so...
'look at lilly's cunt' no good
'dave acted like a cunt today' acceptable

Tenbatsuzen
04-12-2008, 01:59 PM
questionable, yet when used with its british meaning in mind, deemed ok
so...
'look at lilly's cunt' no good
'dave acted like a cunt today' acceptable

Cunt is the harshest of the seven dirty words, and even in either of those contexts, I don't think it would be acceptable. But I work with a lot of women, so my judgment may be clouded. I rarely drop the c-word anyway, multiple usage is usually reserved for people who don't have any creativity or originality and just want to use shock to get attention.

MadMatt
04-12-2008, 02:14 PM
The fags thread is questionable, but "Movie Assholes" - again it's not the seven dirty words, it's what's deemed "hate speech".

You can say "asshole" at work and people won't blink an eye. You say "Fag" at work or get caught reading a webpage that's entitled "faggots" and that's where the problem starts.

Being able to use "asshole" at work really depends on WHERE you work. I would consider it NSFW, but I guess not everybody does.

Tenbatsuzen
04-12-2008, 02:22 PM
Being able to use "asshole" at work really depends on WHERE you work. I would consider it NSFW, but I guess not everybody does.

yes, but universally, "faggot" and "cunt" is STRONGLY frowned upon in a white-collar office environment. The seven dirty words are "your mileage may vary", but you can absolutely not get away with saying "faggot" in 90% of America's mid-to-large business office environments. That was the point I was trying to make originally. Gvac took offense to that because he thought I was looking down on what he did for a living, but I also understand that the environment in an auto parts store and/or garage is HIGHLY different than a large company.

Tenbatsuzen
04-12-2008, 04:09 PM
Personally, I think the solution that everyone can be happy with is a work filter that everyone can turn on or off. I know it would mean a lot of work, but instead of complaining, I'm offering a solution.

mikeyboy
04-12-2008, 04:47 PM
Personally, I think the solution that everyone can be happy with is a work filter that everyone can turn on or off. I know it would mean a lot of work, but instead of complaining, I'm offering a solution.

I'm in favor of any solution that requires Jon to work instead of me.

Hottub
04-12-2008, 04:49 PM
Personally, I think the solution that everyone can be happy with is a work filter that everyone can turn on or off. I know it would mean a lot of work, but instead of complaining, I'm offering a solution.

You're joking, right?

By keeping thread titles, pictures and sigs under the current guidelines, there is absolutly no need for such a thing.
You want something different? Go to whackbag.

jauble
04-12-2008, 06:11 PM
What about rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists?

http://www.scvhistory.com/gif/lw2145g.jpg

Now go do the voodoo that you do so well.

TheMojoPin
04-12-2008, 08:22 PM
How about 2 threads that are currently in circulation?

"Do you smoke fags???"

Yes, nobody missed that one. And nobody would get into trouble over that because if they were called out at work over it, a quick check of the actual thread shows there is nothing in that title or the initial subject of that is NSFW. Yes, context does make all the difference. It's a simple matter for someone to figure out the context of that word in that thread title.

and

"Movie Assholes"

The first talks about cigarettes, although the term is in poor taste for US audiences. The second isn't a bad topic either, but the title isn't really appropriate for anybody reading at work.

For the sake of being SFW, why weren't these titles edited? The "fags" thread is just a shock title anyway. The movie thread could easily be made A-holes or "bunsholes" without changing the context.

Look, honestly, after the spelled out reasonings Mikeyboy and I have given over this multiple times, you're just being willfully stubborn on the matter if you're offering up "asshole" as being comparable to what we are asking people keep out of the thread titles. Sure, some businesses might hae a zero tolerance policy in terms of web content, but we're not pushing for that. We're simply trying to use a very minor measure/request to keep the "big stuff" hopefully under the radar for people who want to use the site at work.

The board has evolved to a weird place to where now people want to screw over the work posters and are clamoring for shock posting. Did not see that coming.

grlNIN
04-12-2008, 09:14 PM
And while you're at it, I think we SERIOUSLY need a list of NSFW words that can't be used in thread titles.

I'm not busting balls or being a wise ass.

I've learned "faggot" is NSFW, but surely you can understand my confusion when "fuck" "fucking" "cunt" and "shit" seem to be OK.

Is "fag" OK? What about "queer"?

Cocksucker?

Dickhead?

Douchebag?

Slut?

Whore?

MILF?

Twat?




What about the word "old"?

I think it works on multiple levels.

Friday
04-12-2008, 09:23 PM
What about the word "old"?

I think it works on multiple levels.

to some people, old means Learned and Experienced.
Wise, even.

but to the young, Old does not carry any value beyond Outdated and Elderly.

I am glad to be one of the old. For it affords me the luxury of absorbing the situation before I judge it.

grlNIN
04-12-2008, 09:31 PM
Wisdom does not come with age.

That's why you're all acting like a bunch of fucking idiots.

Gvac
04-12-2008, 09:33 PM
Wisdom does not come with age.

That's why you're all acting like a bunch of fucking idiots.

Oh lighten up.

Friday
04-12-2008, 09:34 PM
Wisdom does not come with age.

That's why you're all acting like a bunch of fucking idiots.

if the actions of some veteran board members offend you so deeply, then why do you not just stop posting?

it seems a simple solution.

TheMojoPin
04-12-2008, 09:35 PM
ENOUGH.

This was childish enough to start with.