Nanochick wrote: ] This guy is fucking nuts. (With apologies to Elonka.)
] LOL! Thanks, I think *grin*. Actually, to continue the thread on the profanity issue, I'd like to try and better define where exactly I'm coming from on this (Note: This is not being directed at any one Memestreams member -- more I'm just using this thread as an opportunity to continue the discussion. Feel free to ignore!). To be more clear on the profanity issue: I personally am more concerned about the headlines that force the profanity into someone's face, and less concerned about people posting private comments including profanity, that are buried within a thread. It's a subtle point, I guess, that hinges around the "push/pull" concept of headlines vs. discussion. I see headlines as "pushing" text at someone, whereas if someone's actually reading the post or thread, they've made more of a decision to dig into it, and are voluntarily "pulling" the information towards themselves. An analogy could be made with porn websites... If an adult chooses to voluntarily go to a porn site, I don't have a problem with that, since they're "pulling" themselves towards the information. But if someone's just checking their Email queue and sees a bunch of spam (porn and otherwise) that's being "pushed" at them without their consent (especially when really nasty stuff is right in the Email subject line), then I do have a problem with that. In fact, that's an even better distinction, using the Email analogy: I see a clear difference between a piece of porn spam that uses profanity to make its sales pitch within the body of the letter, vs porn spam that uses profanity or other graphic language in the subject line. I see the "subject line" profanity as more offensive, because it's even harder to avoid. It's "pushed" at the reader, rather than having a higher "pull" value by the fact that someone actually opens the letter to read it. Disclaimer: In no way am I trying to say that people who use profanity should be banned from Memestreams, nor am I saying that I want Memestreams to institute an automated filter. Also, I am well cognizant of "free speech" issues, the difficulty of enforcement, etc. etc. Just think of this as my way of exercising *my* free speech, and trying to define where I draw my own line of acceptable vs. not-so-acceptable behavior. Y'all are free to draw your own lines elsewhere, and ignore me. :) |
