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tonski
Since 11 Jun 2005
332 Posts
NW Portland
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 Wed Jul 12, 06 9:46 am POLL: Should we censor our language for youngest members? |
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Hi All, seems like recently people are posting quite a bit of profanity in their posts and spelling out the whole words instead of using well-placed ***'s - Not that it bothers me, but I know we have some little tykes out there lurking. What do you think? How about we tone it down a little for the young ones? Just a thought, Tonski
PKH - can you keep this question at the top as a POLL? |
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jack
Since 12 Mar 2006
215 Posts
Stoked
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 9:53 am |
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| fuck that.... |
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 9:54 am JACK |
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YOUR THE MAN
do i hear
SECONDS? |
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Inept_Fun
Since 14 Apr 2005
1417 Posts
Hood River
XTreme Poster
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 9:55 am |
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Cusswords aint no big thang, nothing they dont hear at the beach!
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I heart dangling |
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tonski
Since 11 Jun 2005
332 Posts
NW Portland
Obsessed
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 10:06 am |
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| Are there any parents of kiter-kids who might want to chime in? |
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 10:34 am |
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Isn't it some of the groms that are doing the most swearing? 
I'll go with the popular vote, but I am not to keen on censoring. The auto censor (computer driven) stuff works terribly...
That said maybe the rule should be "if you don't want to read it aloud to your mom than don't post" ... maybe especially true for me because I found out my mom checks the site.  |
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registered
Since 12 Jul 2005
1319 Posts
tsunami
Sandbagger
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 10:36 am |
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| Yeah we don't want to spoil the peaceful environment. #$%^%$%^. Fill in any words you prefer. Like adlibs. |
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pauls
Since 20 Jun 2005
564 Posts
Northern Portugal
Addicted
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 10:47 am |
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| I've seen the language the kids use on myspace etc (especially the ones at Bay) this board is mild by comparison. I vote to leave it to individuals. |
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jbruxer
Since 24 Jul 2005
398 Posts
Beaverton, OR
Obsessed
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 10:51 am |
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Not that I am strongly for or against this, but sometimes you just need to read/write a good f-bomb to get some real emotion! In those cases, a f#*@&ng just doesn’t have the same effect.
Besides, how would you enforce this?  Would a person get banned from the site if they used an adult 4 letter word.....like SHIT! Oh, I mean S%$T  |
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kiteboard117
Since 02 Mar 2005
450 Posts
PDX
McLovin
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 10:58 am |
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| yea this is nothing compared to myspace wich is nothing compared to actual school. Pauls are you talking about bay in vancouver? |
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
3753 Posts
Los Angeles, CA
Videographer
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 11:18 am |
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| Alright, alright, I'll stop... sorry! |
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tonski
Since 11 Jun 2005
332 Posts
NW Portland
Obsessed
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 11:31 am |
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My intent was to see if site users thought it would be a good idea to use profanity sparingly and with some taste - not just throwing F-bombs for the sake of it. Does that make any sense? 
PKH: Can you re-word poll, or is it too late? I didn't intend a ban or any enforcement - just common sense and awareness that mom's or young kids (10 year old for eg.) are lurking. |
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
2624 Posts
The 503
METAL
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 11:39 am |
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A certain level of decorum is nice for everyone, not just the kiddies.
Seems like every song I grab to put over my kite video footage has a sprinkling of profanity however.
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tinyE
Since 21 Jan 2006
2004 Posts
not really an
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 12:07 pm |
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i kind of like the way BEST does it. they auto substitute words in for you... so the sub for the oh-sh*t handle is the oh-number2...
we can be pretty creative without dropping the F-bomb all the time. |
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 12:27 pm |
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| tonski wrote: | | PKH: Can you re-word poll, or is it too late? I didn't intend a ban or any enforcement - just common sense and awareness that mom's or young kids (10 year old for eg.) are lurking. |
Well I can't change the poll after its been started, that sounds like an election straight outta Florida.
If people just voice their comments on this thread, that should be a good way to gauge opinion. |
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jdk
Since 21 Dec 2005
333 Posts
Obsessed
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 12:49 pm |
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| i don't buy into censorship at any level. some of the messages being sent around here can be pretty low quality though... bash bash and more bash |
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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| Wed Jul 12, 06 2:04 pm |
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| tonski wrote: | My intent was to see if site users thought it would be a good idea to use profanity sparingly and with some taste - not just throwing F-bombs for the sake of it. Does that make any sense?
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Fuck yeah that makes all the cocksucking sense in the world. Besides, people that are always fucking cussing look like dipshits.
In terms of the little ones, i agree witht he above post. Most 14-16yo's that I encounter have a mouth that would make a sailor blush. |
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