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I'm sorry, but if Spring really is only a year older than my Beorn, than I feel kid-friendly we should remain...

Menolly wrote:I'm sorry, but if Spring really is only a year older than my Beorn, than I feel kid-friendly we should remain...

I didn't stumble across a rule or dictum or anything, but over at the Who Are You thread I noticed that some of the KWatchers are youngish. And when youngish people are present, I try to mind my bawdy tongue.

Emphasis on the "Try."

Whoops! Edited to include an apology for not mowing my lawn.

Don't know where people get the idea that the youth aren't as, if not more, filthy-minded than the rest of us.

(And I'm sorry, but I don't apologise. )

--A

True 'nuff, Av.

But, I'm sorry, it's not that I think we need to protect their innocent ears, it's that I feel we should set a better example than what they normally see on the 'net.

Now that is an entirely different issue, and an excellent point.

--A

Whats your idea of a "young" age anyways?.....I'm sorry that I can't think of a better apology....

Drundaar Rockheart wrote:Whats your idea of a "young" age anyways?.....

Hmm...

I'm sorry, but I guess I'll have to fall back on my own parents parenting.

I wasn't allowed to 'date' until I was sixteen, so I guess my definition of 'young' for us to set an example for would be anyone under sixteen.

However, I did encourage Beorn to read SRD when he was ten, so I guess it all depends on what is being discussed. I was unhappy with him reading the vulgarity in Runes when it came out, but understand SRD's POV about it as he discusses in the GI. And it did open up communication between Beorn with Paul and me regarding language and why we feel what is acceptable and not.

But, in everyday communication, such as on message boards, I feel a higher language standard should be maintained, not just for an example to younger eyes, but so those who participate are not lowered to a level where vulgarity is common place.

For those who enjoy using vulgarity everday, I apologize for my POV. Paul is one of those people, as he and his Dad both used it constantly as an adjective when Paul was growing up in NYC. But, after 18 years of marriage, Paul has come up with colorful expressions to use in place of vulgarity, after much heavy sighing and eye rolls from me whenever he did use vulgarity. And, he does still have his moments. @@

In real life, I swear a lot. Constantly almost. This is becoming more painful for me as my friends have children, because I'm constantly getting an elbow in the ribs from the GF.

When I write, it's not a problem obviously, but in my speech though...

However, I do think Menolly has a point about showing by example that "profanity" is not necessary in order to express oneself accurately. It's just that in speech, few words are as emotionally descriptive as ****. It's all in the tone of course, which makes it pointless in the written medium I suppose.

--A

Avatar wrote: In real life, I swear a lot. Constantly almost.

Have do admit i swaer a lot aswell. Sorry.

Hey, Paul can tell y'all I'm good at the when I hear swearing. Shall I put y'all on the waiting list for my retraining?

Others have tried and failed Menolly.

--A

Ah well...

If we do ever get together, just know I'll secretly be sitting there in judgement of you.

Menolly wrote:Hey, Paul can tell y'all I'm good at the when I hear swearing. Shall I put y'all on the waiting list for my retraining?

No way that "y'all" is a NYC term!!

Creator wrote:

Menolly wrote:Hey, Paul can tell y'all I'm good at the when I hear swearing. Shall I put y'all on the waiting list for my retraining?

No way that "y'all" is a NYC term!!

You got that right!

The only lingering trait I have from my own NY days is I still call where I lived Long GUYland.

Menolly wrote:Ah well...

If we do ever get together, just know I'll secretly be sitting there in judgement of you.

I won't hold it against you.

--A

sorry. i couldn't find the goodnight thread. so. good night the Watch.

Menolly wrote:I'm sorry, but if Spring really is only a year older than my Beorn, than I feel kid-friendly we should remain...

Heh, thanks for the thought, but I've heard (and read - The Chrons.) a lot worse than what was discussed.

Don't let me stop you, I know how to close my eyes.

watch out for that door spring!

damn, that had to hurt.

Menolly, I wouln't worry too much...KW is probebly the most G-rated...okay maybe PG-13 message board out there.

Check out the Real Of Infamy; I got the link from the Kevins Watch homepage...some of the avatars are even x-rated...i think it takes away from the whole experience.

Sorry for looking at another site...but like I said the link was HERE.

Back in the old BBS days, there were certain boards you couldn't get on unless you were 18 or over. Well, all you had to do was *say* you were 18. Needless to say, I spent a fair amount of time on those boards (not even counting the fact that it took at least 5 minutes to download a jpg ). I was not scarred for life. If anything, it was nice to be treated with the respect due my posts, not my age. I'd have been appalled at anyone I was trying to have a level conversation with modifying their behavior because of my age. It was also nice that anyone who acted like a 15 year old punk was just assumed to be underage and kicked.

If anything, I say raise the age limit on the registration page to 18. It won't stop anybody (well, I dunno, maybe if there's filters installed on their comp), and it could only increase the quality of conversation. Yeah, perhaps a few might go overboard, but that could be corrected.