karl,

On Nov 28, 2009, at 3:26 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:

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> Umm, all that aside, I'm not a prude, but there's a line between
> proper
> written language rules and the trash talk Jake seems to prefer.  I am
> offended by the cuss-detour he has taken, not so much for myself,
> but for
> those parents out there who try to teach their children proper
> etiquette and
> cannot let them read the "family-oriented Vanagon list.

i certainly agree that we should all follow whatever the list rules
are.  but i don't buy the "children" argument.  if i understand it
correctly it states that i should modify my behavior because someone's
child may read what i have written which their parents wouldn't like
them to see.  isn't that sorta like saying i shouldn't talk about
drinking a cool refreshing adult beverage because some parent wouldn't
like their child to read about such things?  isn't that asking me to
modify my behavior because some parent somewhere does not want to go
to the trouble of censoring what their kids read?  how is the
moderator to know what words or subjects every parent wants to keep
away from their kids?  it seems to me that the "children rule" puts a
lot of pressure of the moderators

don't misunderstand me, i'm not suggesting that we shouldn't follow
whatever rules exist on the list.  i just don't buy that we should do
so because of the "children".

I remain, as always
YrLyl&ObdntSrvnt,

r