Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!lll-winken!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!widener!sven From: sven@cs.widener.edu (Sven Heinicke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: Pirating games! Message-ID: <-16_GQ#@cs.widener.edu> Date: 19 Apr 91 12:47:33 GMT References: <17615@venera.isi.edu> <1991Apr18.021454.20472@news.iastate.edu> <1991Apr18.181335.23350@midway.uchicago.edu> Organization: Widener CS Dept Lines: 22 Nntp-Posting-Host: shirley.cs.widener.edu In <1991Apr18.181335.23350@midway.uchicago.edu>, jcav@quads.uchicago.edu writes: >In article <1991Apr18.021454.20472@news.iastate.edu> xdpq8@CCVAX.IASTATE.EDU writes: > >AARRGHH!! Then why did you use it?? EVERYONE who read your article knew >EXACTLY what the word was, so if they were offendable, THEY WERE OFFENDED! >Two measily little asterisks aren't going to fool anybody. I agree with >Jeff. If you're going to use profanity, USE IT, else DON'T, but don't wimp >out. > What about FCC ratings, maby not over internet (due to its international status) but if apple get that wave length opproved will saying, this, unwarnted words be alowed if there is some kind of public use for thies. On movies on tv they do just that, beep out the unwanted words and everybody always know what there saying. So putting asterisks there will make a differance from the point of the people who make the rules. -- sven@cs.widener.edu Widener CS system manager Sven Mike Heinicke and Student (pssmheinicke@cyber.widener.edu (if you must))