Oleg Volk
Moderator Emeritus
When signing up at THR, each person read and signed an agreement to mind the language used in this forum. You know as well as I do that, in addition to the discussions we have for our own benefit, we also present a showcase to the lurkers and fence-sitters (and we do have one lurker per two registered users). Word filter will catch a few terms, but it is not the solution nor should it be the solution.
Using faintly disguised obscenities with creative or phonetic spelling basically shows disrespect for your hosts. We are here voluntarily, including the moderators and the forum admins, because we are trying to maintain a forum worthy of the tradition started on TFL. Why show such lack of appreciation for the venue we provide?
If it is not deliberate disrespect for the others, then it could be the inability to express a thought without spicing it indiscriminantly with foul language. That's not offensive as much as it is pathetic. While strong words have their place and time, a public forum in which polite conduct has been requested is not the time or the place for them.
Please consider my request seriously.
Using faintly disguised obscenities with creative or phonetic spelling basically shows disrespect for your hosts. We are here voluntarily, including the moderators and the forum admins, because we are trying to maintain a forum worthy of the tradition started on TFL. Why show such lack of appreciation for the venue we provide?
If it is not deliberate disrespect for the others, then it could be the inability to express a thought without spicing it indiscriminantly with foul language. That's not offensive as much as it is pathetic. While strong words have their place and time, a public forum in which polite conduct has been requested is not the time or the place for them.
Please consider my request seriously.