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"Swearing"

I notice there has been a lot of talk about banned user etc on these forums lately and a lot of the problem has to do with swearing (I think) anyway I do understand that swearing is not really needed to express yourself and think its right and proper that its kept in check.

My kids do not here me swear in our home life so why should they be able read it on the forum? I do swear at work though but only in adult company and not in front of customers.

Do others feel the same way or should swearing be accepted as the norm on a forum?

Shelljed wrote:
> Sweet Tooth wrote:
> I`m not fussed about my spelling its just one of those things...
>
> Well I cant do the spelling or the punctuation things didnt listen
> when I was at school, hasnt stopped me in my career though.

I just didnt go to school (with good resons) but ithasnt stopped me its only since i came on here that i get stick for it! :(

Shelljed wrote:
> so if a swear word was written the forum
> would either see stars? or a different word all together?

The stars are a good idea even though we shouldn't be doing it in the first place.
Might be some super sensitive people out there who come across this site looking for games and see all this swearing. It'd make the company look mighty unprofessional. Which is why an adult forum on here would be a good idea, too. Or a locked one which you can't access unless you're a 'mature' regular or something. God knows how that'd work out! :)

Sweet Tooth wrote:
> I`m not fussed about my spelling its just one of those things...

Well I cant do the spelling or the punctuation things didnt listen when I was at school, hasnt stopped me in my career though.

I generally like to make sure I spell words correctly, but that's just my belief, something I've learnt or has been beaten into me by teachers and the like.

If you're not fussed about spelling, that's fine in my opinion. I think general communication of ideas and thoughts is far more important than spelling simple words right. You can still make intelligent and thoughtful remarks without using correct grammar or spelling. It's a shame it's usually attacked, no matter how intelligent it is.

However.

Weird, is NOT spelt wierd. That's the only hatred I have.

*gets ou the ruler*

I`m not fussed about my spelling its just one of those things...

Yes and as a dyslexic parent when I go to parent evenings at school the teachers say that spelling is not important these days, how strange. But they also say that swearing is not allowed in class either, that was pretty cool how a got that back on topic just now dont ya think :-)

Vampyr wrote:
> honey, i am offended by your lack of simple grammar.

well this is an SR forum.But the funny thing is that this post was edited and it still has an error in. I only pick up on grammar or spelling that is wrong in posts when the poster had complained about someone else's posts.

> thier refers to things that belong to them
> e.g someone closed their thread.

Spot the mistake.

> tha should help

yep.
Saying that, a study has been carried out in cambridge taht if you mddule lteres in wrods up but kpeineg the frist and lsat lteres the smae, the txet is pecferlty lelibgle. Isnetreing...

sorry honey, its just you should know these things. it makes you look silly, which i am sure you aint.

I dont know why you have done this to me today ..

But i have to go see ya