Profanity Circumvention -- You Can't Get Creative Enough

[4Q Basket Case]

I know you're tired of this topic. I'm beyond tired of dealing with it.

99% of posters are fine. 1% just can't seem to help themselves and will seek out any gap, even if the gap is measured in angstroms. You can almost hear them do the Beavis and Butthead laugh.

Here's the background: Some profane terms are often referred to in common conversation (not posts on TideFans!) by acronyms. I'm sure you can think of at least a few off the top of your head.

Well, we have an ambitiously creative poster who added a second layer of circumvention. He disguised one of those acronyms using the Phonetic / Aviation / Military alphabet. You know...Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, etc.

So it was a one circumvention embedded within another. Some posters caught the meaning. Others didn't and asked what in the world the guy was talking about. His answers indicated that he knew exactly what he was doing.

Additionally, there's a decent possibility that a different poster took the profane term as now being OK and posted a much more thinly-disguised version.

Both are now on vacation.

Holy moly, guys! What does it take to leave Beavis and Butthead in the rearview mirror?

If you feel the need to get cute, maybe just don't post the circumvention. If you've had a drink or two, maybe just don't post at all.

Regardless, you can't get creative enough to make it OK to convey profanity on TideFans in any manner whatsoever.

 

[crimsonaudio]

It's weird to me that some are so belligerent they cannot simply abide by the rules.

This is why our tolerance is at zero at this point. Try to circumvent the rules and you're getting a vacation - if you've been here long, that's likely to start at a year. Could be permanent.

It would be a whole lot easier if you'd just follow the rules.

 

[CoolBreeze]

Profanity is derived from lack of vocabulary. That is why most of the words used in profanity can be used as nouns, verbs and adjectives. A much more effective way to communicate is use a thesaurus and give us all a chance to learn new vocabulary. That or just keep it simple without devolving into the ridiculousness of pop culture speech.

 

[FF4bama]

Profanity is derived from lack of vocabulary. That is why most of the words used in profanity can be used as nouns, verbs and adjectives. A much more effective way to communicate is use a thesaurus and give us all a chance to learn new vocabulary. That or just keep it simple without devolving into the ridiculousness of pop culture speech.

Or you could try only using profanity as adverbs. Someplace besides here, of course.

 

[Maudiemae]

I know you're tired of this topic. I'm beyond tired of dealing with it.

99% of posters are fine. 1% just can't seem to help themselves and will seek out any gap, even if the gap is measured in angstroms. You can almost hear them do the Beavis and Butthead laugh.

Here's the background: Some profane terms are often referred to in common conversation (not posts on TideFans!) by acronyms. I'm sure you can think of at least a few off the top of your head.

Well, we have an ambitiously creative poster who added a second layer of circumvention. He disguised one of those acronyms using the Phonetic / Aviation / Military alphabet. You know...Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, etc.

So it was a one circumvention embedded within another. Some posters caught the meaning. Others didn't and asked what in the world the guy was talking about. His answers indicated that he knew exactly what he was doing.

Additionally, there's a decent possibility that a different poster took the profane term as now being OK and posted a much more thinly-disguised version.

Both are now on vacation.

Holy moly, guys! What does it take to leave Beavis and Butthead in the rearview mirror?

If you feel the need to get cute, maybe just don't post the circumvention. If you've had a drink or two, maybe just don't post at all.

Regardless, you can't get creative enough to make it OK to convey profanity on TideFans in any manner whatsoever.

That must be extremely wearing. Thank you for dealing with it. I think it's a very good standard and appreciate it.

 

[denver]

Just to be sure....foreign language cuss words or slang are not permitted right? ...lol...jk in case I slip up....

 

[4Q Basket Case]

Just to be sure....foreign language cuss words or slang are not permitted right? ...lol...jk in case I slip up....

I know you're just being funny. But that would come under the umbrella of disguising the word to get past the filters. So no, foreign language curse words aren't allowed either.

I'm not aware of that happening in the past, but it might have....the creativity of the Beavis and Butthead group is amazing.

 

[DrollTide]

I had an exchange with a mod on an unrelated topic. He said the site is "wholesome", which is a wonderful word.

Unwholesomeness starts with small things and grows into big things, and the moderators have chosen the path of not allowing the small things. I would rather be part of a wholesome society.

 

[AlexanderFan]

It is Christmas time, so what about pictures of Chevy Chase asking where’s the Tylenol?