A newspaper could publish a story on fracking (the mineral thing). But a commenter could not use the word in a comment on that story.
They're thinking of going after niggardly next. On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:00 AM, donz5 <[email protected]> wrote: > Commenters can always go with "frick." That's what Scrubs' Elliot Reid > always chose. > > > On Thursday, October 18, 2012 11:13:53 AM UTC-4, Jason Carpio wrote: >> >> well, that's pretty fracking stupid. >> >> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hearst newspapers have decided to ban a certain word in their comment >>> sections, even though the word has a very legitimate and important >>> use, especially in natural gas production. >>> >>> >>> http://jimromenesko.com/2012/10/17/hearst-site-bans-the-word-fracking-in-comments/ -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
