Dolphie Bush wrote, in response to Christopher Blake: " If you, Mr. Blake, are allowing kids access to this site, then that is your fault, not the people who are doing the posting, and furthermore, using profanity does not make one a purveyor of smut. I suggest you find yourself a site more appropriate for you if you do not like what is written here. "
Mack, I love your posts, but I think Mr. Blake has a point. As I read his original e-mail, he was not requesting that the JMDL not enter into discussions which might include profanity, but only that profanity not be displayed in subject lines, which tend to be highlighted in bold until a message is read (at least, that is the case in Windows Outlook). And I didn't get the sense that Christopher was "allowing kids access to this site," but only that he was afraid that they might see the f-word "prominently displayed" in the subject line as they wandered by. Some on this list access the JMDL from work, and others might not wish their own children to see certain subject lines at home. I have a modest proposal. As a courtesy to our fellow listers and their various circumstances, why don't we just agree to try to keep commonly-recognized profanities out of subject headings? Mary P., donning her labor-and-employment-attorney hat (sort of). P.S. Apologies if this has already been covered; I'm on digest.
