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Subject: Re: (Off-Topic) Questions for Moderator Candidates

Author: Michael Cummings

Date: 20:54:23 03/24/01

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On March 24, 2001 at 23:03:04, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On March 24, 2001 at 21:29:11, Michael Cummings wrote:
>
>>On March 24, 2001 at 11:52:14, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>>
>>>On March 24, 2001 at 01:07:22, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>
>>>>>e. Consider the use of a software program to achieve any of the above.
>>>>
>>>>Won't work.  Consider Bruce's 'richard-head' post.  Yes, it was a poor term and
>>>>offensive to some.  In fact, if you or some others had complained via the
>>>>moderator complaint form, I might have considered deleting it.  But he was using
>>>>the term to describe thieving varmits.  Not CCC members or things like that.
>>>>Maybe "thieving varmits" would be better.  But I think it would be wrong to
>>>>automatically bounce Bruce's post.  Now, there may be some filtering that is
>>>>possible.  But I think it is far more difficult than most might imagine.
>>>
>>>I think this is gross.  It was my post, so I feel a little uncomfortable telling
>>>people how good it was, but it was a fine post containing some useful content,
>>>considering the topic, and the only reason it caused trouble is that some guy
>>>here under a false name wants to get me in trouble, not because of what the post
>>>said, but because he has some axe to grind with me.  Who it is, or what he has
>>>against me, I have no idea, but that this is what is happening is a good bet.
>>>
>>>And you'd play right into his hands.
>>>
>>>If the only thing we have to argue here about these days is whether or not we
>>>can occasionally use a PG term (maybe PG-13, but certainly not R), CCC must be
>>>doing pretty well.
>>>
>>>I hope that we don't get so bad here that I can't write because people are
>>>offended by my style even when I don't use those terms.  This place is suppose
>>>to provide freedom from personal attacks and stalking, not from occasional
>>>offense.
>>>
>>>bruce
>>
>>Totally right, and for potential and past moderators not being able to see this
>>makes me not want to vote for them.
>
>
>I don't have a problem with it at all.  Any more than I have with my occasional
>"bullshit" comment.  I've used that term forever.  I don't plan on stopping now.
>My wife tolerates it.  My kids have tolerated it.  I would assume _anybody_ can
>if they want to, based on that...

I wonder how many will wowsers will now complain about the word "Bullshit" when
used in the context of these few posts.



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