Breezy, why'd you have to go and start a second thread on this subject? I said all sorts of profound things in this thread, and then you go and start another one so people won't be exposed to the worthwhile discussion that has already gone on. It seems to be a common disease amongst Mudcatters. They seem to think that if one thread covers the subject well, TWO will be that much better.

I tend to be on the "free expression" side of the argument, despite what certain people may think of me. I suppose I can see the concerns of those who feel uncomfortable with raunchy stuff on the Forum menu, and I can see where it might draw additional stuff that is just plain trash. I've been thinking of working up a PermaThread to index John's threads, and I suppose the index could have the true names of the songs and the threads something else - but hotdamn, it sure sounds Victorian.

And I don't find retitling a thread to "M-----F-----" to be a suitable compromise. That's just prudish. Still, it's a worthwhile question, and it would be nice to come up with a good compromise.

What have they done at rec.music.folk or Ballad-L??? What kind of solution can we come up with, that won't make us look like a bunch of prudish old ninnies?

-Joe Offer-

P.S. I asked my wife and mother-in-law about this at dinner - they tend to be on the "ninny" side, I guess.