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Posted by: Recon Number 54
Posted by: SS_Zag1
Oh, look! They're both -blam!-ed out. I've never heard of an acronym using those two words. And if someone said it, I would hardly be offended.. Of course, I'm not easy to offend.
SOB uses one.
But let us not get into explorations of our cursing acronym vocabularies. I understand the difficulty here, but it is a matter of degrees. The purpose of the acronyms (in real life usage) was to avoid using the full terms. In other words, they were intended to be a more acceptable and palatable alternative.
For me and my evaluation of the community's ability to handle them, as long as the acronyms are used sparingly and are not part of other rule-violating activities, I don't have too much of a problem.
For example, "Frankie posted a picture of himself in a 300 Spartan speedo outfit? WTF!" Would likely get a grin from me.
However, "You dumb asses should STFU because none of you know WTF you are talking about!" could get a warning or even a time out from me.
That seems like intelligent policy. If somebody actually uses the word in context, and against other people, then the acronym is given a warning for, and perahaps given a temporary ban. The first example, is probably perfectly acceptable, to anybody. But the second one is inflammatory, and is using the words to their full degree, and power. So obviously the second one is given a warning, or temporary ban, and the first one, well everyone posts "LOL" or "ROFL"
IMO, that works. If somebody actually uses it in the same context as somebody dodging the filter, then they receive the same consequences. On the other hand, if they use it in a manner that is socially acceptable, and is simply using it in a fashion that is used to express astonishment, or whatever else the acroynym can convey, then its left alone.
[Edited on 04.16.2007 6:32 PM PDT]