Author: Hristo
Date: 12:05:27 11/17/98
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On November 16, 1998 at 13:06:33, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >On November 16, 1998 at 09:58:47, James Robertson wrote: > >>On November 16, 1998 at 01:06:10, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >> >>>I can see how a list of buggy software might help people out, but why bitch and >>>moan about vulgar language and nudity? There are any number of programs w/o >>>either, why not promote a little diversity? > >>Perhaps (just maybe) the people here are decent. Ever thought of that? > >I'm not. I buy a wide variety of computer games. Violence has always been a >part of computer entertainment titles, and this doesn't particularly bother me. >Personally I don't go out of my way to get titles that contain sexual themes, >but occasionally you find a game that has some of that, too. And as a parent of >a five year old kid who likes to play games, and who likes to watch me play >games that he can't play yet, I have to be careful what kind of language come >out of the speakers, if only to avoid getting in big trouble with my wife. >Occasionaly you'll hear a "hell","damn", or perhaps a little worse, and one >phrase from Mech Commander, "That's me knocking, butthead!", delights my kid to >no end and is eventually going to get me in big trouble. > >If violence is a problem in video games or in the movies or music or society in >general, fine, there's that issue, but I totally don't buy the argument that >chess is somehow sacred. I think that KK's comments about Chess Maniac Five >Billion constitute KK's opnion, and are probably not the foundation of a wide >reaching consensus regarding keeping chess free of the things that used to be >banned from comic books. > >I think it is a marketplace issue, meaning buy what you want. > >I like the system of having a little warning on the outside of the box, which >lets me make a choice without someone else thinking they can make it for me. > >bruce I'm not "decent" either! :-) Decency has nothing to do with righteous-puritanistic points of view. I enjoy a naked ladys body, bottle of good wine, and a cigar(please no punts, here!!) better than most things. Perhaps even better than chess and programming. ... well maybe not ... but the point is I enjoy those things, and if somebody offers a funny-stylish representation of these simple things I’ll take it any time !!!! For instance I love MontyPython ... are they “decent” ? Violence is the second(first) most natural instinct we’ve got! Some people are afraid of it and they feel much more comfortable if somebody else tells them what to do, and what’s good, and what’s not. Why is all this Bruce? Why people, especially, in USA feel that they know better what is good for every one?! (maybe I've been here(USA) for too long and have forgotten that it is the same everywhere) Why do we have to defend every single “comma” in our postings .... and fight over “opinions” .... > I think it is a marketplace issue, meaning buy what you want. Thats it .... I do not understand all these people that talk about “indecent” software. I do understand you !!!! Cheers. hristo
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