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Thread #80733   Message #1474438
Posted By: Joe Offer
29-Apr-05 - 02:39 PM
Thread Name: Objection to Bawdy Song Titles in Forum Menu
Subject: RE: Objection to JohnMehlberg
Well, my decision is to leave John's titles just the way John posted them. That's what I said from the very beginning. The general procedure is that the title of the song should be in the title of the thread - it makes things so much easier to find. However, if John wants to change things a bit in the way he titles threads, I'm not going to stop him.

As usual, I'm open to disagreement - because I'm going to get it, whether I want it or not.

I highly doubt that a three-year-old is going to be seriously harmed by reading the word "motherfucker" in a thread title. The argument that some filters won't allow access because of the bad words is a concern, but I'm not ready to consent to Victorian euphemisms because of it - I'm open to change on that one, though. What are you people doing Mudcat at work for, anyhow? Still, libraries and educational institutions often do use Mudcat as a reference, and I'd hate to have them blocked by a naughty word in the Forum Menu. But honestly, how often does that happen?

By the way, I have to say that personally, I think John Mehlberg is a fine fellow. I have no objection to John Mehlberg whatsoever. I don't know who the f*** John Mehlberger is.

-Joe Offer-