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Hello Jamie,
Monday, December 11, 2000, 2:54:23 PM, you wrote:
JD> <OT> Could we have a list of
JD> mildly offensive words we could
JD> use to
JD> express extreme distaste. I'm not
JD> sure everyone will appreciate the
JD> full effect of <gnurgh>
Have pity on the poor listadmins. If we do this, they'll have to check
whether any words used are on the permitted list, respond to requests
to include new words on the list, moderate debates about whether a
particular word should be on the list, send warning messages to people
who use words which aren't on the list, defend themselves from
accusations of censorship, cultural imperialism, ignorance and worse
from people who want to use words which aren't on the list, defend
themselves from the same accusations from people who want to prevent
words which are (or aren't) on the list from being used.
Set against this apocalyptic vision (well, apocalyptic to me, anyway),
I reckon that losing the more delicate nuances of <gnurgh> is a small
price to pay - but then, <gnurgh> isn't my word, so I would, wouldn't
I.
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Best regards,
Nick mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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