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| You may be right, but when there are people that are offended by swear words on this site, that means that they shouldn't be used freely. I hope Qi that you can do your job as a Mod and protect those people. |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 2:01 am Post subject: |
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Good authors too who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose,
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Hehe...
The biggest thing I have against those kind of words is because there are so many other wonderful words to use instead, which can have a more powerful effect. We're all writers, so we should be able to explain ourselves descriptively without hurling obscenities to and fro. There are certain times, such as when you write a story, that you can't avoid those words. When this happens, you have to use the word as carefully as possible. But there are other places, such as the debate forum, where you can and should avoid using those words. If it's a problem and you're so angry you can't think, count to 10 before posting. It helps, honest. |
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What about profiles and signatures? I put a few lines from a particularly beautifully writen part of a song (Jesus of Suburbia. Heh. You knows it.  ). There's just one word at the end of that...I censored it, but I was just wondering. I'm going to change it if it's not allowed, 'cause you can't appreciate the full sha-bang without it. (lmao...that sounded stupid.) |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 3:25 am Post subject: |
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Swearing, like gore, and sex, and drugs, and all that stuff, needs to be used lightly and with more care than more acceptable subjects.
Its all because sensitive subjects like that are often abused and degraded. As soon as you choose to use that sort of material in a piece, you need to form an opinion on it, and portray it from a subjective point of view. Otherwise people will become confused why you used it and confusion leads to dejecting the idea. If you can use the subject with style and care it will seem very intentional and people will accept that you put boobs or a dirty word in it. |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:31 am Post subject: |
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Okay, so let's talk openly about heinous crimes to little kids so that it reduces their power.
Stop the swearing, there's no point. |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:37 am Post subject: |
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| We're all writers, so we should be able to explain ourselves descriptively without hurling obscenities to and fro. |
No we arent!
At least IM no writer.
But yeah, I dont see the point in swearing, it adds nothing, for example, saying
"I hate this thing"
Saying "I f**king hate this thing" may make it sound harsher, but look at it, it adds nothing. |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:55 am Post subject: |
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| All it does is offend. And she made the assumption that we're all writers because this is a writing community. You're actually probably the only non-writer here, Sponson. |
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