Originally Posted by
Velo Dog
EDIT: Note to mods: The bleeped word up there is perfectly acceptable in all company, a term beginning with "p," sometimes used to refer to cats, followed by "footing," to indicate tiptoeing or moving cautiously. It is possible to be TOO family-oriented.
I too have been caught in the filter when my use of a word was innocent and legitimate. It seems especially silly when you can easily get around it and become obscene by changing a letter to a symbol. In fact you can say ass and don't have to say @**which surprised me.
Your post echoes my feelings on this subject fairly closely.
I am 57 and still in good health generally. I value the general tone of support and respect apparent in the forum greatly but tip toeing around a subject is not natural to me. While I am not a "jock" by any stretch I am fairly comfortable in a locker room, virtual or not. I won't sit still for bullies but shrinking violets aren't admirable either.
Fortunately I haven't witnessed really a lot of either in this sub-forum. I don't want to.
But I also don't want this place to become so "polite" that it's bland.