General post to the members

[358wcf]

Indeed!
Well spoken, in any context-
I, for one, shall endeavor to be more gracious when sharing my thoughts-

Chuck

[oldred]

And to think I got raked over the coals for complaining about the trend of bad language in the newer movies from Hollywood!

[Col4570]

Apologies to all for my input on the Humour and off Topics sections regarding a Lock De icer.
Ex merchant Navy but no excuse.

[Hickok]

Runfiverun, thanks for the post and I agree and support your stand.

I have worked the coal fields all my life, and I too have heard it all.

This forum is outstanding with great people, we don't want to drag it down.

[dtknowles]

I was raised in a house where not a curse word was uttered. Even when I worked at a local farm very little cursing was heard and then only the mildest. Mostly the same wherever I worked until about a decade a go and then the F word was common among the younger workers, it took me a bit to realize that they did not even know they were saying it. SWMBO swears like a sailor.

[ballistim]

I, my Dad, & both grandfathers worked in a steel mill

[Echo]

Way To Go, R5R - we are head and shoulders above other forums on the net, and should be proud of the fact that we are, and treat others as, respectable human beings.

[1989toddm]

Amen amen. I have been noticing this also and it is not what I like to see when I log on. Thanks runfiverun!

[lbaize3]

I agree wholeheartedly and will endeavor to follow the spirit of your suggestion. I do most of the time, but sometime that ole Navy and law enforcement background pushes me to emphasize my statements with crude punctuation.

[runfiverun]

Tim.
As you know by my sentence structure ( and our past Pm's)
i am not good with words and such, but I can generally elicit a response.

[Bad Water Bill]

An Old NUN once told us "if you want to see how silly using profane words is just substitute LIGHTBULB for the profane word."

"WHY YOU NO GOOD lightbuld.

Have not forgot her even after almost 70 years.

[NC_JEFF]

I agree with the post. I only come here to gain knowledge in areas where I lack and to share what little I may know. I'm certainly not going to be wowed by your expertise with the English language, be it abusive or an oracal soliloquy. I prob butchered that. Let's just get back to our lead addictions.

JD

[dtknowles]

Tim.
As you know by my sentence structure ( and our past Pm's)
i am not good with words and such, but I can generally elicit a response.

Thanks again and you do better than most. I think it is clear a lot of us agree and got the message.

Tim

[white eagle]

I have been noticing a severe uptick in inflammatory and argumentative posts as well as a lot of disguised swear words being posted lately.
This is something that won't be tolerated here.
We are all adults but there are a lot of kids, wives,and grandmothers that read the site.
I work in the oil-field and have heard pretty much every swear word on the planet at one time or another.

I don't need to hear them here. Please.
Anyway I would like for the membership to remember to keep things on a public and the higher moral level this site is known for.

here here

[jonp]

This wouldn't be in reaction to another thread where one of the members got a little carried away for no apparent reason would it? While easing about Central America as a Paratrooper I heard about every imaginative phrase you could imagine at one time or another and tried out a few myself. There is no place for that on this board. You can disagree with someone without invective and leave it at that if they won't give it up. Some people just have to be right about everything. Best thing to do is walk away as they get off on having people argue with them.

[runfiverun]

If it would have been just one thread it would be business as usual.

I see a lot of swearing and disguised swear words where there is no reason for it.
One post in particular must have taken an hour or more to craft , that earned my admiration
for the effort and inventiveness.
Unfortunately it also earned the author the opportunity to ply his skills on another forum.

[btroj]

Wow, it earned your admiration for ingenuity? THAT is impressive, in a sad sort of way.

[dtknowles]

If it would have been just one thread it would be business as usual.

I see a lot of swearing and disguised swear words where there is no reason for it.
One post in particular must have taken an hour or more to craft , that earned my admiration
for the effort and inventiveness.
Unfortunately it also earned the author the opportunity to ply his skills on another forum.

Let me understand a single post with disguised words got a poster a permanent ban? Not a warning, not a vacation, permanent?

Tim

[fishhawk]

Some time's when you see that it was a deliberate act multiple times in just one post (rant) in that case full well knowing he was thumbing his nose at the rules and members. The ban was indeed warranted in that case after he had posted and been warned about it.

[southpaw]

If I was a single man this would not phase me one bit. However I happen to be married with kids. Some of which happen to know how to read. I take pleasure knowing that the mods are keeping this site clean. Afterall, this site was and is meant to be family friendly. If you wouldn't want your wife or young daughter reading or seeing it then why post it?

There is little that you could say that would offend me. But like my friends and piers, when there are little ears around you act and talk accordingly.

I am not the smartest or brightest, but come on guys, the site owner and mods have made it very clear. Get with it or move on.

Jerry Jr.