profanity on comp.lang.python (was Re: Pyro stability)

[BartlebyScrivener]

skip at pobox.com wrote:

> I'm with Beliavsky on this one.  I can't see any particular reason to curse
> in a forum such as c.l.py.  It just coarsens the discussion with no obvious
> positive benefit as far as I can see.

All true. But it's like picking your nose. Yes, it's bad manners in
public, but if somebody does it, why jump on it and call attention to
it? It just makes the thread three times longer. It's easier and more
efficient to just ignore it.

I say this after posting three messages on the topic :)

rd