That's useful to know @Tipetoo. All words have a core meaning and carry a connotation. that's why I'm interested in people's take on the word. As a linguist, I find the use of language everything people post really interesting and their idiolect is quite intriguing and revealing in some ways.Right.
Called em what you like, profanities, swear words, cuss words, or naughty words if your childish, etc., they are all the same **** and shizzle.
Called em what you like, profanities, swear words, cuss words, or naughty words if your childish, etc., they are all the same **** and shizzle.
I too have fallen foul of this rule and am confused as to what constitutes profanity here. A search of the forum has so far thrown up only this thread. Perhaps a less obscure guide could be provided? I would just like some clarification of the rules.And if your question has come about as a result of having certain words (which you may or may not have considered very mild) edited out of your post by moderators, then that's just the rules of the forums.
I'm too young to have heard Children's Hour, but old enough to listen mostly to Radio 4 these days. They have swearing now so I can't use them as a guide. It's such a minefield.Probably betraying my age here, but if it's not allowed on Children's Hour (the very old BBC radio program not the film of the same name) it's not allowed on the forum.
I'm really not mod bashing, I don't know why some people think I am. I just want to understand the rules, or failing that, the guidelines, so I can try to stay on the right side of them.An exact definition of profanity would be lovely, it could just be added to the forum filter and no one would ever have to think about it again. But language evolves and so does the definition of profanity. We all have to do the best we can.
The "list" is the list of words that will automatically be excluded by forum software, which is run by the admin side. We can't post the list, because the words would be automatically asterisked out. It's the "know it when you see it" issue.Thank you @KennyA
So basically there is no list of swearwords because they're constantly evolving? How do mods decide whether a word or phrase should be disallowed?
I'm genuinely perplexed because as far as I can recall I hadn't used a banned word until today, so I thought my standards roughly aligned with the forum ethos.
I'm not trying to cause trouble, perhaps some people don't like me asking questions but I just want to understand how to stay within the rules.
We can't post the list, because the words would be automatically asterisked out. It's the "know it when you see it" issue.
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