Foul Language On Forum |
|
|
|
|
Jul 17 2007, 04:26 PM
|
|
I don't really see a problem with it...
And if they are at least 12..they probably know every word in the book already anyway and probably say them too. --------------------  |
 |
 
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 17 2007, 04:37 PM
|
|
what bothers me more, is when they not only cuss, but they also sound like total morons, which is a very common combination..
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 17 2007, 04:41 PM
|
|
fkalich i agree with you ... i could care less but i dont see it necessary
-------------------- METALLICA ROCKS!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 17 2007, 05:08 PM
|
|
QUOTE (ibanezkiller @ Jul 17 2007, 11:41 AM)  fkalich i agree with you ... i could care less but i dont see it necessary As you all know from the new posting guidelines, starred out swear words are right on the limit of what is regarded as acceptable, I'd rather do without them ... -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
Live long and prosper ... My Stuff: Electric Guitars : Ibanez Jem7v, Line6 Variax 700, Fender Plus Strat with 57/62 Pickups, Line6 Variax 705 Bass Acoustic Guitars : Taylor 816ce, Martin D-15, Line6 Variax Acoustic 300 Nylon Effects : Line6 Helix, Keeley Modded Boss DS1, Keeley Modded Boss BD2, Keeley 4 knob compressor, Keeley OxBlood Amps : Epiphone Valve Jnr & Head, Cockburn A.C.1, Cockburn A.C.2, Blackstar Club 50 Head & 4x12 Cab |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 17 2007, 06:53 PM
|
|
QUOTE (Hemlok @ Jul 17 2007, 05:03 PM) I don't know if everyone else notices, but quite often I see someone swearing on the forum. They don't say the full word, they remove a letter or two, and most times leave the first letter, and then follow it with *******. I personally am not offended by swearing, but as younger people use the forum, I don't see the need to use these words. There are hundreds of other words to express your feelings. Just thought I would share this. Feel free to comment and give your opinion on the subject.  - Hemlok I think the ability to say what you want without use of bad words is good evidence of a well developed language. And swaering too much is proof of the opposite. and I'd love to see someone reply to my post with "**** yeah!"  No, but really, I think the masking of bad words with '*' is not a perfect solution. Everyone knows the meaning of it anyway just by counting the number of '*' and reads it the way it was intended. Maybe harder moderating is a way if we should go for zero tolerance? Not for me, but for the kids. I know they probably use the words anyway but we should set a good example here. And I think we do, this is actually one of the nices forums around. And if a poster knows that he'll get entire sentences removed or the entire post removed I'm sure he or she can find words to exchange **** and **********. But surely I think we're behaving nicely over here at GMC 
-------------------- My bands homepage
All time favourites: B. Streisand - Woman in Love, M. Hopkin - Those were the days, L. Richie - Hello |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 17 2007, 07:09 PM
|
|
GMC Is way nicer than other forums where swearing just gets annoyiong, like say on the UG Forums, which are the most annoying forums ive ever been on.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jul 18 2007, 12:46 AM
|
|
IMO,
Too often people swear too much. Swearing is a form (offensive or not) of communicative expression that is used to intensify meaning. Part of the issue then, to me, is that if used continually, or if generally just 'over-used', it loses that power to 'shock' or intensify and thus any real rationale for being there in language: it becomes an empty signifier. Relatedly, as already mentioned, language is already rich enough that we can intensify meaning without recourse to swearing - swearing tends to demonstrate the person's lack of facility with words and little else. (In RL I edit and review for academic publications and accept swearing if I feel it in some way it 'adds' to the communication rather than is an empty gesture.) Perhaps, as has already been mentioned, on a forum based on open communication where we are not face to face we know little if anything about the persons with whom we communicate. Thus we cannot know at what point we transgress the margin between a 'shock for effect' and where we alienate them. In the latter case rather than achieving communication all we are likely to do is close off all communication by making the other person/s walk away in disgust. For us users of the board this situation is bad (you don't make a point/win an argument by making the other person leave in disgust). As with Kris I routinely ignore threads (on other boards) that are little other than swearing contests. However for Kris the effect of us swearing is arguably more intolerable - he might lose a customer, lose credibility, get a poor online rating, etc. Not things I think that any of us would want for him and the site Whilst I wouldn't go so far as to say don't swear (I'm not an advocate of censorship) do think about the effect that you mean to achieve and that which you might achieve. From what I've seen to date Andrew is doing a great job on the moderation. Apologies btw if this comes across as preaching - it isn't meant to. Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
Be friends on facebook with us here. We use professional, mastering grade hardware in our mastering studo. Our hardware includes: Cranesong Avocet II Monitor Controller, Dangerous Music Liasion Insert Hardware Router, ATC SCM Pro Monitors, Lavry Black DA11, Prism Orpheus ADC/DAC, Gyratec Gyraf XIV Parallel Passive Mastering EQ, Great River MAQ 2NV Mastering EQ, Kush Clariphonic Parallel EQ Shelf, Maselec MLA-2 Mastering Compressor, API 2500 Mastering Compressor, Eventide Eclipse Reverb/Echo. |
|
|
|
|
I enjoy it here and have enjoyed practicing many of your lessons as well.I just dont know if i ever have a question about one of your posts or lessons if you will respond to me because of one post i made.
 
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
