Well let me add my personal opinion then.

We will not be using asterisks or any other form of kid gloves in any part of the process or publishing of this historical archive as long as I have anything to do with it. In addition to my strong feelings of allowing you to freely express yourselves in any manner in which you choose, I have an equal conviction that it is academically and socially unethical to tinker with history, especially folklore and tradition. The author, culture and society which this song was born of saw no need to use asterisks or any other form of alteration, so this record will reflect exactly that.

You are, of course, free to discuss this all you want. THAT is the healthy outcome from the song itself as well as our adamant stance of its unaltered publication, and all the evidence I need to know that we are doing the right thing.