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

Chaz Ginger cginboston at hotmail.com
Wed Nov 8 10:37:19 EST 2006


Aahz wrote:
> In article <1162997345.277966.31860 at h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
> Beliavsky <beliavsky at aol.com> wrote:
>> If this is supposed to justify using bad language in a public forum,
>> it is poorly reasoned. Having heard "f***" does not mean they were not
>> annoyed. 100% of people have seen trash on the street, but that does
>> not justify littering. If a group of people don't mind profanity, there
>> is no harm in their swearing to each other. But Usenet is read by a
>> wide range of people, and needlessly offending some of them is wrong.
>> The OP used "f******" just for emphasis. English is a rich language,
>> and there are better ways of doing that.
> 
> Oh, gimme a fucking break.  Do a simple Gooja search to find out how
> often people already use "fuck" around here.  I think you're the one who
> needs to justify your position.

Let me recommend something: take this thread off line. First, if you
have an issue with the language, talk to the person via email. Secondly
let's not let this get out of hand. All opinions are personal. Only one
really matters in this group: it is supposed to be about PYTHON. Get it?

Chaz



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