Swearing in posts here on Tech (1 Viewer)

[dekuiper]

Foul Mouths?

It is kind of funny. Most of us are here either learning or helping others learn. I would also appreciate keeping it clean.
So, what do I find funny about that?
Cussing while you are actually talking can be a quick slip. Cussing with your fingers while typing is deliberate and actually takes you additional time that you could have used wrenching. I guess I just do not understand why a bolt needs to be a FREAKING bolt...

Yes, kids love IH8MUD. Mine go for the pictures more than the text but they all can read.

Thanks for keeping it clean.

 

[BOUNDER]

Doug, while i totally agree with you......i'm just kinda wondering, do your young kids really actually enjoy sitting there reading about how to fit 35 inch tires, warped rotors, what types of oil to run and pesky heater hoses?

It's about being together and enjoying time with Dad - your hero! I recall watching my Dad working on his car or reading Popular Science - as a kid and enjoyed what I could understand - AND LEARN - which was lots.

 

[2badfjs]

i toataly agree 100%

that is why i can't stand any other section at PIRATE.COM except the cruiser forum. they are all so angry over there. THEY DON'T DRIVE CRUISERS is all i can figure out

 

[woody]

if you find words you want specifically added to the curse filter, start a thread in the Comments section, last one...I'm not adding EVERYTHING, but will at least give you a yes/no to them.

 

[trucruiser]

I dont cuss on here but i think that kids are going to learn trhe cuss words no matter what, if they are old enough to read then obviously they know what a cuss word is, come on your kid can go into a bathroom and see the same cuss words, what are you going to do go cover them all up?
I have 3 kids 2 reading age 10 and 11 they are both old enough to know what it is. Do they hear cuss words? sure, at school on TV , movies even a slip from me yeah! But do they say them? NO!
Because they know better.
Now do i condone it? No but i hardly think it sworthy of a complaint.
Just my pennies.
Flame suit on.

 

[wb1948]

can I say damn? I never you f-word, sh*t, or anything else vulgar, but sometimes damn. Not g*d damn, but damn. Whats the feeling on damn as an adjective?

 

[NorCalDoug]

I agree with Doug. I don't think there's a need for swearing in Tech. I'm sure I've been guilty of it and will make a concerted effort to watch myself here.

My 5 y.o. daughter often sits with me as I peruse this forum -- I do keep away from Chat when she's around just for the reason that there aren't many rules in chat...she's 5, but can read a heck of a lot better than many 8 year olds (comprehension may not be there all the time, but she definitely can read...). She also likes to watch me wrench on the cruser...if it helps her to learn something in the future -- or at a minimum, teaches her how to change a tire or her own oil (if she so desires...) then it's a good thing.

...I dont cuss on here but i think that kids are going to learn trhe cuss words no matter what, if they are old enough to read then obviously they know what a cuss word is, come on your kid can go into a bathroom and see the same cuss words, what are you going to do go cover them all up?
I have 3 kids 2 reading age 10 and 11 they are both old enough to know what it is. Do they hear cuss words? sure, at school on TV , movies even a slip from me yeah! But do they say them? NO!
Because they know better.
Now do i condone it? No but i hardly think it sworthy of a complaint...
Flame suit on.

Only because you put your nomex on...
Trucruiser, this is a VERY weak argument...your kids are going to learn about sex too...if they already don't know. Let's turn them on to some hard-core porn. They're going to learn about homosexuals too...How 'bout some gay porn? Then, let's have a good family discussion about what "we just saw"...

There's a time and a place for everything...

 

[Riley]

can I say damn? I never you f-word, sh*t, or anything else vulgar, but sometimes damn. Not g*d damn, but damn. Whats the feeling on damn as an adjective?

that's what I was wondering. I'll go along with what others want but I like to spend the extra time to use adjectives like "the freaking bolt" because it adds a little color and let's others know it's a tough bolt.

 

[wb1948]

Only because you put your nomex on...
Trucruiser, this is a VERY weak argument...your kids are going to learn about sex too...if they already don't know. Let's turn them on to some hard-core porn. They're going to learn about homosexuals too...How 'bout some gay porn? Then, let's have a good family discussion about what "we just saw"...

I don't think that is a very good analogy. Swear words, and pornograph are very different. Swearing is a very public thing, whether tv or at a shopping mall, kids will hear it. Pornography on the other hand is pretty heavily controlled. It is not on public television, it is illegal to display pornography in public, and kids simply will not be exposed to it the same as the will be to swearing. I think that trucruiser is simply suggesting something realistic, its going to happen so why censor? I really am not buying your analogy, its pretty ludacrious. Because kids learn about sex, we should show them porno following trucruisers logic? I don't think so, we should teach that sex is something "special" and that pornography is wrong, just as you tell your kids swearing is wrong rather than trying to censor everything they hear.

 

[Rookie2]

Well... I just responded to another thread, and refrained from using the word "Fawked"... so I hope you 's are happy.

 

[NorCalDoug]

...Pornography on the other hand is pretty heavily controlled. It is not on public television, it is illegal to display pornography in public, and kids simply will not be exposed to it the same as the will be to swearing...

Not as exposed (heh, heh...that's punny...) true. However, it's not illegal. Recent attempts at making it illegal for someone to play porn in their vehicles have been squashed before coming to fruition. So...it's still legals for me (if I had a DVD player in my rig) to play hard-core porn for anyone viewing into my vehicle to "enjoy".

There are certain local codes which are enforced and hopefully people/businesses use good common sense, but there's no statewide (in CA) or federal law (yet).

And the point being made by Trucruiser was that the kids will be exposed to it eventually...so why bother limiting it?
I think I made the same point...the kids will eventually be exposed to sex so why bother limiting it?

 

[trucruiser]

NorCAL,
You have a good point, however i dont really think there is any hardcore cussing on this forum, Like i said about the kids they know right from wrong so again they dont say the words, its about decisions. Yes they are going to learn about sex, does that mean they are going to go and make the wrong decision and get into porn, hopefully not, i can only hope that they make the wright decisions, and thats my job, to try and teach them to think about what they are doing and make the right decisions. You can only shelter your children for so long, this is not a perfect world, although i wish it was. It seems the preachers daughter and the sheltered children are some of the ones who end up in alot of the questionable situations you speak of.

By the way your pink panties are showing and they are offensive to my 10 year old son.
Flame on

 

[NorCalDoug]

...By the way your pink panties are showing and they are offensive to my 10 year old son.
Flame on

You make a good point here as well.

FWIW...I changed the avatar before you posted...

so unless he objects to my statement about panties...he's go nothing to say...
Besides, I used a pic of my panties before I put them on...there should be nothing objectionable to displaying a photograph of clothing...should there?

Had I used the pic of myself wearing them...that would be a different story all together

 

[trucruiser]

LOL.
Just giving you a hard time about the panties. I could care less about the Avatar.

 

[mabrodis]

Kids obviously will be exposed to some swearing while growing up, no doubt. However, IMO, exposed and accepted are very different. My son has heard some swear words I'm sure, but none from me. I rarely swear and make an attempt to never do it around him, not trying to shelter him, but he wants to do what dad does, and I want to be the best example I can for him. I have always felt that people who swear alot (not anyone on here, but I mean in person, F-word every 2-3 words) are not very articulate and use swear words only because they can not think of a better more fitting word. I try to convince myself I don't need to swear and use vulgar words because I am articulate enough to get my point across without them. Don't know if that's happened, but that's my goal.

Yeah my son loves that bouncy thing too..he's like "Daddy look, it's bouncing!!"

 

[woody]

You have a good point, however i dont really think there is any hardcore cussing on this forum,

agreed....IMO, the vast majority here are good, and I'll wager the percentile of flagrant cursing here is much lower than in the "real" world.

there are rare people I know who curse every 3rd word, and are frankly an embarresment...it's almost hard to understand what they are talking about sometimes! lol

However, as someone once said, there are certain times where F$#% is simply the appropriate word...let see if he posts up....lol


(The only place I REALLY don't like them is in thread titles....I have edited a few when I catch them....)

 

[Tooth Fairy]

I appreciate those who keep it clean. Thank you.

B

 

[Riley]

However, as someone once said, there are certain times where F$#% is simply the appropriate word...let see if he posts up....lol

Golly gee.... that's a good point.

Reminds me of my boy reading the Hardy boys books. They start laughing at example they try to set.....

"The car was racing along at the speed limit as they approached the bank robber".

 

[alaskacruiser]

And the point being made by Trucruiser was that the kids will be exposed to it eventually...so why bother limiting it?
I think I made the same point...the kids will eventually be exposed to sex so why bother limiting it?

I think the argument makes sense in a vacuum, but it neglects to address a very important point: the age at which a child is exposed to sexual material (especially something as extreme as porn) definitely makes a difference. Young children are *very* impressionable and being exposed to sexual material at 5, let's say, is very different from being exposed to it at 16. Yes, they will be exposed to it eventually, but there is an appropriate time to introduce such material to a child, and introducing it in a controlled manner and at a time when you know the child is ready for it is very important. Shocking them with sexual material at a young age can have permanent, negative psychological effects.

 

[C6H12O6]

I don't have kids yet, but my wife looks over my shoulder while I'm checking out the tech forum. From now on, I would appreciate no mention of prices for any of the mods I am planning.

Maybe any type of dollar amount could be added to the filter list.