Swearing

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Oberon

If arresting the decline of morality is the goal then swearing is just the tip of the iceberg.

Wan't it the tip of an iceberg that sank the Titanic?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Wan't it the tip of an iceberg that sank the Titanic?

It certainly didn't help...

[Skybird]

You can play foul by calling names and using certain improper words, and you can misbehave by acting underhandedly and using poisonous rhetoric tricks and traps.

Of the two, I take much greater offence from the latter. The barb goes much deeper, the trick is meaner, the wound hurts more.

As long as this discrepancy between foul words and underhanded rhetorics is not properly considered, I do not give overly much for rules just banning words. Fouls words are the lesser evil.

[STEED]

According to medical research having a good swear is good for you to release stress tension and mild anger in a face to face situation, can it work on a heated thread?

Maybe to a point but the elephant in the room brings us to the known fact if you can go on and on and get more heated knowing full well the person you are having a ding dong with is not going to punch you in the face as their miles if not hundred plus miles way, so in steps the mod guys to throw some water on the fire.

Its Neal website and he sets the rules, that said I'm sure Neal believes in democracy here on subsims.

[MaDef]

Growing up, my mother always told us that, "the use of profanity is the mark of a small intellect".

While the use of profanity has it's time, place, and purpose it's very hard to have a meaningful conversation, be it spoken or written, when the other person sprinkles their ideas with copious amounts of profanity. Overuse of profanity tends to have the opposite effect from what's intended.

Just my 2 cents.

[u crank]

Originally Posted by MaDef

Growing up, my mother always told us that, "the use of profanity is the mark of a small intellect".

While the use of profanity has it's time, place, and purpose it's very hard to have a meaningful conversation, be it spoken or written, when the other person sprinkles their ideas with copious amounts of profanity. Overuse of profanity tends to have the opposite effect from what's intended.

Just my 2 cents.

Wise words. I'll admit that when the occasion arises I can keep up with the best of them but I think profanity is over rated. I have yet to see anyone win an argument by out swearing the other guy. Writing swearwords is something I have never done. Can't do it.

As to SubSim's policy on swearing I agree with it. Just reading some You Tube comments tells me that this is the way to go.

And with the Canadian dollar the way it is that is my 1 cent worth.

[Wolferz]

By that definition, no word can be considered bad. It's the context in which they are used that make them bad.
Still, the use of salty language accomplishes one thing and one thing only,
It reveals the author's clear lack of vocabulary and makes the entire post subject to suspicion of idiocy and a quick invite to exit the premises.
We're all fairly intelligent folk here and it's better to be silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. This becomes all too apparent when we choose to litter our posts with the excrement of our minds.

Keep it clean and we won't have all the flies buzzing around. Steve broke his fly swatter.

[August]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

By that definition, no word can be considered bad. It's the context in which they are used that make them bad.

Oh I can think of a few words and phrases that would be considered bad regardless of context.

It reveals the author's clear lack of vocabulary

I've known people (mostly Sergeants) who can elevate swearing into an art form and the last thing anyone would do is accuse them of being idiots.

[Dowly]

This was quite interesting:
Fry's Planet Word - "Uses and Abuses"

[vienna]

I have always had an admiration for those who can artfully use language without having to resort to "blue" words. There was an old drinking buddy of mine who was not well educated in the sense of degrees and old college ties, but very well read and knowledgeable. Once someone once asked him why he seldom, if ever, used swear words. He replied there was more satisfaction in eviscerating someone with word craft than just merely using cuss words; he compared it to fighting with a gun as opposed to a knife: the gun is quick and brutal, but essentially too quick, whereas a knife allows one to sort of slice and dice, prolonging the agony of the target...



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[Wolferz]

Originally Posted by August

Oh I can think of a few words and phrases that would be considered bad regardless of context.



I've known people (mostly Sergeants) who can elevate swearing into an art form and the last thing anyone would do is accuse them of being idiots.

Tell me about it. I used to be one of them. And a lot of them I would call idiots.

[Oberon]

I tend to swear in French or German usually, although if it's reflexive then it'll probably be in English.

Originally Posted by Oberon

I tend to swear in French or German usually, although if it's reflexive then it'll probably be in English.

...was.
How dare you swearing in my language!? That's bollocks!

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

Tell me about it. I used to be one of them. And a lot of them I would call idiots.

Been there, done that. But i admit i find the US drill sergeant's hats like in Platoon utterly ridiculous. I guess you will not laugh as a recruit, but it's like putting someone in a clown's costume and allow him to torture you

Originally Posted by Catfish

Been there, done that. But i admit i find the US drill sergeant's hats like in Platoon utterly ridiculous. I guess you will not laugh as a recruit, but it's like putting someone in a clown's costume and allow him to torture you

As a former DI in the German army, I agree.
Different doctrines, I guess...