Asterisk swearing

[Sailor Steve]

Actually that problem has come up with the moderators before. I was told a long time ago that fully asterisked words were indeed alright, but as soon as you combine it with anything else, such as "ing" it crosses the line. As I understand it cartoon swearing, *#&@^)*** is fully alright, as it's meant to be funny. The problem mainly is with words with just one vowel blanked out. It's just as bad as writing the full word with the letters separated by dashes.

Some don't understand why it's a problem at all. I, on the other hand, don't understand the need for swearing at all. Sure, it helps when I hit my thumb with a hammer, but the casual swearing that goes on today becomes meaningless. What's the point? When I was in the navy we swore, well, like sailors. But never in public and especially not in front of women and children. Today every high-school girl thinks nothing of using language would "make a sailor blush". I should know, and I guess I'm old and out of touch.

The bottom line is that it's Neal's forum and Neal's rules. Some clarification might help, but why push it at all? You can say "It's just words, what's the problem", and I can say "If it's just words, why insist on them?" They don't add to the conversation, and they don't help.