Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:44:24 -0800
Reply-To: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Fwd: List Rating G or PG?
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If you work as a checkout clerk at Wal-Mart or most any other mart , you can't say @$$ or d@$% either.
And you will notice most vendors do not use curse words . There's a good reason for this.
When you sell merchandise, you want all customers. Some are offended by language and will not return.It's a poor business model to use profane language.
Likewise, in a open forum that has an owner who set down rules, just like Wal-mart, language is to be decent for the common good of all. The list is open to people from all walks of life.
Since all people do not agree, a common aggreement must be made regarding speech.
First Ammendment rights to free speech not being infringed here.
If you think you have freedom of speech everywhere, try speaking in a courtroom without permission, or saying bomb in a airport.
If you feel a need to speak some trash talk, a local dive bar or certain car forums populated by teen-and-twenty somethings is a good place to start.
Some members have religous beliefs that don't allow them to swear.
Others just don't like it.
In life , there will always be rules. Those that object are usally the question authority types that despise rules will always be unhappy.
Profanity and vulgarity are not allowed here since the forum's beginning.
Robert
1982 Westfalia
--- On Fri, 1/15/10, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Fwd: List Rating G or PG?
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 9:03 AM
Can we talk about this now? G rated seems kinda hard since this list is for
current/former/prospective vanagon owners and since you can't drive until
15-16 yrs of age, I believe that the rules should be of a PG-rated nature.
Not a big issue since I can usually hold myself to the current rules. Just
would like to say a** or dam* and not have to go to Vanagon List
Confession. My .02. Have a great day! :-)
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Subject: List Rating G or PG?
To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Not to start anything(really) but I suggest that this list rating be
upgraded from 'G' to 'PG'. I guess replies should be to the moderators so
as not to cause problems, but a vote would be cool.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle
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