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If you work as a checkout clerk at Wal-Mart or most any other mart , you can't say @$$ or d@$%� either.
�And you will notice most vendors do not use curse words . There's a good reason for this.
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When you sell merchandise, you want all customers. Some are offended by language and will not return.It's a poor business model to use profane language.
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Likewise, in a open forum that has an owner who set down rules, just like Wal-mart, language is to be decent for the common good of all. The list is open to people from all walks of life. 
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Since all people do not agree, a common aggreement must be made regarding speech.
First Ammendment rights to free speech not being infringed here.�
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If you think you have freedom of speech everywhere, try�speaking in a courtroom without permission, or saying bomb in a airport.
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If you feel a need to speak some trash talk, a local dive bar or certain car forums populated by teen-and-twenty somethings is a good place to start.
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Some members have religous beliefs that don't allow them to swear. 
Others just don't like it. 
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In life , there will always be rules. Those that object are usally the question authority types that�despise rules will always be unhappy.
� Profanity and vulgarity are not allowed here since the forum's beginning.
Robert
1982 Westfalia
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--- On Fri, 1/15/10, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Fwd: List Rating G or PG?
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 9:03 AM

Can we talk about this now?� G rated seems kinda hard since this list is for
current/former/prospective vanagon owners and since you can't drive until
15-16 yrs of age, I believe that the rules should be of a PG-rated nature.
Not a big issue since I can usually hold myself to the current rules.� Just
would like to say a** or dam* and not have to go to Vanagon List
Confession.� My .02.� Have a great day! :-)
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Subject: List Rating G or PG?
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com

Not to start anything(really)� but I suggest that this list rating be
upgraded from 'G' to 'PG'.� I guess replies should be to the moderators so
as not to cause problems, but a vote would be cool.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle