Hey rose: I've decided that I'm going...
...to seek to learn the parameters that define the 'SI Code of Posting Ethics' regarding profanity.
I see, for example, that two of my posts within the past 24 hours contained the words, 'goddamned' and then a discussion of the plural form of the singular noun, 'penis.'
Both those posts "passed the SI Jeff 'morality test,'" evidently, as they still appear here.
HEY SI JEFF: Does this mean that SI 'approves' of the words, 'goddamned' and 'penis' <g> (and the plural, which was determined here to be 'penises,' although that IS a 'mouthful.')
My purpose in conducting this test is to try to determine, as one of your customers, PRECISELY what are the 'official' SI 'guidelines' regarding use of 'profane words.'
I'll restrict the test to simply WORDS at this time ... might address the issues of concept in a later series of posts.
My point is to help YOU determine what is 'acceptable' and what is not.
Gimme the 'thumbs up' or 'thumbs down' on the words:
1. goddamn (and all syntactical forms -- goddamnit, goddamned, etc)
2. penis (and all syntactical forms same as goddamn above.
Then, I'll progress to others that I've always wondered about.
Interesting that you 'leave it up to your customers' to grope around 'in the dark' about what we can or cannot 'say' here ...
But HEY! I'm willing to spend the time to probe the issue with you paid administrators.
Seems like something you need to more fully address yourselves, however...
As it seems that you people wish to be in that slippery illusive business of censorship.
Must also point out your 'role' as a medium is very different than traditional ... as if that's not obvious.
These message boards exist from what would equate to the dead-tree press "letters to the editor" column, of which the publishers maintain direct control of what's published and what is not.
Again, George Carlin's list of 'The Seven Words that Won't be Heard on TV' apply here, IMO.
<g>
'b-i-a'
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