I'll be honest here, I would have never guessed and quite shocked that anyone would consider the word that was used a "swear" word. I come from a very conservative family, as in no alcohol drinking, no profanity, church 3 times a week baptist family, and my parents used that word. Is there a list somewhere of these words that are offensive to some so that if I post something I don't inadvertently use one? BTW, this is a serious question, not me trying to argue, fight, offend, or stir trouble in any way.
On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 7:24 AM Erik van der Tier <e...@vdtier.nl> wrote: > I fully understand and respect you have the role of moderating this list > and I think that’s an important role. This doesn’t mean I have to agree or > disagree with any particular instance of behaviour or its moderation. As > I’ve mentioned, I hope I have the right to agree or disagree without using > any remotely offensive language myself. > > I agreed with his sentiment that the word used wasn’t really a swear word > (of course that’s a fairly muddy subject in itself). I didn’t repeat this > behaviour myself, I just agreed with sentiment expressed on this specific > case (about the use in the original message). This doesn’t mean I would use > that particular word or similar words myself on this list as I don’t have a > use for them in the context of what we discuss here, hence you won’t find > any of my messages containing any word that can be remotely seen as > offensive (as far as I can see). I didn’t mean anything more or less with > my very short reply (spending too much time during my workday on this as it > is at this point). > > Cheers, > Erik > > Ps: on a less serious note, there is an interesting irony here, looking at > the server name in the ‘to' field in every single mail on this list ;). > > On 23 Jul 2020, at 14:05, John R. Hogerhuis <jho...@pobox.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 4:40 AM Erik van der Tier <e...@vdtier.nl> wrote: > >> Ok. Last message from me on this subject. I’m pretty sure you nor anybody >> else on this list has been able tp spot me using any foul language >> (assuming ‘+1’ doesn’t count as foul). I was reacting to Brian’s message, >> who’s sentiment I agree with. > > > Well... do you agree with immediately repeating the behavior that I just > reminded everyone was not allowed? > > I'm trying to perform my role of moderating the list. > > I need yours and everyone's help to do that. > > At the moment I feel I'm getting the exact opposite. > > -- John. > > >
