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Thread: What is appropriate language on this website.
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Frankenstein
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I was given this response by someone who had objected to what I had contributed:
Just to be clear: that's a fucking bullshit answer. On the thread in Purgatory, various people have expressed that the word 'relevant' can mean many things in the context of the question you raised. You opened a thread asking a question, people engage with your question and all you do is make long quotes and answer with "it's as per any competent dictionary".
This is disrespectful towards people who accepted your invitation to have a discussion with you. We know very well what the dictionary says thankyouverymuch; pointing us towards it in this way comes over as very patronising. We also know that words can take on different meanings when applied to different situations. You are obviously too dumb to get that.
If you don't think that discussing the meaning of 'relevance' in a situation of declining numbers of church attendance is worth your while, then you're not fit to open a topic that contains the word relevance. Get the fuck out of here, arsehole.
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Doc Tor
Deepest Red
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The appropriate language is English.
If the board is Hell, then that may or may not include some Anglo-Saxon. May I draw your attention to the board's rubric, which state:
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our normal rules on civility are abandoned on this board.
You're posting in Hell. If you require further guidance, I suggest purchasing a Clue-Bat™ from your usual vendor.
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Alan Cresswell
Mad Scientist 先生
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It is also appropriate to use UBB coding, in particular to identify your words from the words of others you are quoting. Otherwise one might conclude that a) you're talking to yourself, and b) calling yourself "too dumb" and "arsehole"
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LeRoc
Famous Dutch pirate
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I think 'fuck', 'bullshit', 'dumb' and 'arsehole' are perfectly fine Anglo-Saxon words. At least they are Germanic in origin. I'd need to talk with a couple of Frisian friends.
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Frankenstein
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by LeRoc:
I think 'fuck', 'bullshit', 'dumb' and 'arsehole' are perfectly fine Anglo-Saxon words. At least they are Germanic in origin. I'd need to talk with a couple of Frisian friends.
Perhaps you should sign yourself as Arsehole.
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LeRoc
Famous Dutch pirate
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Frankenstein: Perhaps you should sign yourself as Arsehole.
Ooh! How did that make you feel?
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Frankenstein
Shipmate
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quote:
Originally posted by Frankenstein:
I was given this response by someone who had objected to what I had contributed:
Just to be clear: that's a fucking bullshit answer. On the thread in Purgatory, various people have expressed that the word 'relevant' can mean many things in the context of the question you raised. You opened a thread asking a question, people engage with your question and all you do is make long quotes and answer with "it's as per any competent dictionary".
This is disrespectful towards people who accepted your invitation to have a discussion with you. We know very well what the dictionary says thankyouverymuch; pointing us towards it in this way comes over as very patronising. We also know that words can take on different meanings when applied to different situations. You are obviously too dumb to get that.
If you don't think that discussing the meaning of 'relevance' in a situation of declining numbers of church attendance is worth your while, then you're not fit to open a topic that contains the word relevance. Get the fuck out of here, arsehole.
I am told that I am disrespectful.
Then I am told:
"Get the fuck out of here, arsehole"
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LeRoc
Famous Dutch pirate
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Frankenstein: I am told that I am disrespectful.
Then I am told:
"Get the fuck out of here, arsehole"
I'm glad that this got through to you.
Sit back a bit, because this is going to be difficult for you.
I told you that you were being disrespectful in your posts on the Purgatory board of Ship of Fools. That is our space for serious debate, where some form of respect for other posters is required.
I reacted by being disrespectful on the Hell board of Ship of Fools, where being so is completely acceptable; expected even. I can assure you that any disrespect you may perceive as coming from me here is entirely intentional.
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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Oddly, there doesn't seem to be a traceable etymology for 'fuck' before the 16th century. If you want to raise eyebrows at medievalist get-togethers, you could get a T-shirt saying 'Motherswiver'.
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Anselmina
Ship's barmaid
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If I remember rightly, it is perfectly permissable to use strong, even what might be considered 'bad', language in Purgatory. For example, you can write 'that's a bullshit answer'. But you can't say 'you are a bullshitter', as that's a personal attack, rather than a comment on the argument. Hell, however, is almost no holds barred. Which is why folks who want to take a poster to task on a level outside of the argument will 'take it to Hell'. So as to keep the ad hominem aggression out of Purgatory.
Well, we can but hope ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) !
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RooK
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[HOSTING]
This is NOT Hell. You will avoid personal insults here or you will face my slight irritation. Any further infractions of decorum will be dealt with without any more warnings.
Are we clear?
Good.
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That being said, let me point out that swear words are perfectly fucking fine everywhere - what we look to contain in Hell are personal conflicts. As such, conversations that are disrespectful - even with out various curse words - should be taken to Hell.
Hope that helps.
-RooK
Motherfucking Styx Host
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lilBuddha
Shipmate
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Frankenstein:
The appropriate use of language is communication. I suggest you master that before complaining about specific usage.
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Hallellou, hallellou
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LeRoc
Famous Dutch pirate
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RooK: This is NOT Hell.
Er … do you need help finding your glasses?
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Tubbs
Miss Congeniality
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As this is Ship's business and I happened to be passing, I've moved it to the Styx. Then RooK's warning is fine and dandy.
Tubbs
[ 15. March 2016, 15:47: Message edited by: Tubbs ]
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