Hermit Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Folks (And I do mean more than one, not trying to single ANYONE person out, but this seems a good thread to bring it up...again) Only in referring to cancer (the medical condition, not the poster) And COVID (In the Coronavirus thread) are we supposed to use a certain F word on these boards. The Admins have in the past reminded folks that while we tend towards older demographics we want this to be a family friendly board over all. SO... I mention this now and then, and yet still if I do a search, folks ignore it..a lot. So far my options appear to be... Start issuing warnings and infractions Clear them up only to have them happen again a mix of above Or... entertain myself in how I edit the F word because it really gets tedious. So if you start seeing comments like "I really fluttershyed up at work today" where you thought more standard language was. Now you know why. And if I start to think folks are doing this deliberately just to see how fun it could be, I'll consider that making more work for me, surrender, and just go straight to the warnings or more likely infactions. I am getting too fuzzylumpkin old for this Snugglypoo Andrew_A, Tech, BoloOfEarth and 5 others 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Well there goes my "Game of Cussing" thread, gosh darn it. Burrito Boy and Pariah 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Impudite Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Anything wrong with using "frak" or "frag grenade"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 7 minutes ago, Marcus Impudite said: Anything wrong with using "frak" or "frag grenade"? or frell? Armory and tomd1969 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 I thought the f-word was "folks". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Just now, dmjalund said: or frell? You may frak , frag, frell or feltercarb to your heart's content. but please, no Foxtrot-Uniform-Charlie-Kilo unless referring to the medical condition of cancer lemming, Khymeria and Cancer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 I haven't seen anyone use that word lately. I must be hanging out in the wrong threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, wcw43921 said: I haven't seen anyone use that word lately. I must be hanging out in the wrong threads. It's almost as if someone has been working diligently to try to keep that to a minimum Mostly you good people to be fair wcw43921 and Lawnmower Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Your efforts are appreciated as well. Thank You, Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 53 minutes ago, Hermit said: You may frak , frag, frell or feltercarb to your heart's content. but please, no Foxtrot-Uniform-Charlie-Kilo unless referring to the medical condition of cancer Oh, fornication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 [MEEP] is my blur of choice. Unless I'm REALLY torqued and default to [BLEEP]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 I usually just use [REDACTED], with a nod to Heinlein and other writers of that generation. Khymeria and lemming 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Hermit said: Only in referring to cancer (the medical condition, not the poster) are we supposed to use a certain F word on these boards. I'm unclear on why the word is considered appropriate to use in that context. I can see why it would match the emotions evoked by dealing with that illness; but frankly, there are a lot of situations you could say that about. And we can't assume that a younger reader would avoid a thread dealing with the topic of cancer. If the word is deemed inappropriate to this forum, it shouldn't appear anywhere here IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted January 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 5 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: I'm unclear on why the word is considered appropriate to use in that context. I can see why it would match the emotions evoked by dealing with that illness; but frankly, there are a lot of situations you could say that about. And we can't assume that a younger reader would avoid a thread dealing with the topic of cancer. If the word is deemed inappropriate to this forum, it shouldn't appear anywhere here IMHO. Probably for the reasons you mention... Mostly because Dan said it was and as he outranks me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Oh, flugelhorn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 So, people have been overusing Fahrvergnügen again, have they? Glad to see you're keeping them honest, Hermit. aylwin13 and Burrito Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 There is a variable star called FU Mon (a semiregular variable and an S star!) but in this case FU is a string literal, not a lame stand-in for the vulgarity. Pariah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 4 hours ago, wcw43921 said: I haven't seen anyone use that word lately. I must be hanging out in the wrong threads. I try to bleep myself, but yeah I haven't caught it myself (a few lesser ones maybe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 I like to keep things presidential and use [expletive deleted]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragitsu Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Here I sit thinking that you didn't want us to say the "F word"...Fword. Not a typo after all? My mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 'Fword' or 'Fnord'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Far...............,................................Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Can we say smurfin' instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 I fear the F word as it might be forced on me. F****s. Or B***-B*****s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 Trivia of the day: the use of symbols as from older comics for swearing ( #$!*% ) is called a grawlix. drunkonduty, wcw43921, aylwin13 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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