Date: Fri, 10 Mar 1995 11:31:03 +0800 From: Adam Bandt <bandt-AT-cleo.murdoch.edu.au> Subject: Rude words On the topic of the 'a' word... C'mon folks, let's not demonise Ralph Dumain. I agree with Jon B-M's sentiments (and he does a fantastic job at looking over this list!) but I do think we should be reticent about policing the list. RD knows the requested procedures, and chooses to write the way he does. People can alays ignore his postings if they find them a bit 'naughty'. I share many of RD's concerns about L&M, and its healthy to understand the reactions they provoke in people. People should bear in mind the posibility that they are excluding people's participation by using certain methods of writing but, as RD points out, anti-vulgarism can be just as intimidating as anti-intellectualism. (I know that I'm caricaturing the poles of this debate.) I think that we should only 'censure' people if we find that they're giving information about us to Government departments or physically threatening our safety. --- from list marxism-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- ------------------
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