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Cursing is pretty common on here. Just re-read the guidelines and there's no rules against inappropriate language like the "f-word"... Especially when consideri
by peterangular 5y ago
Cursing is pretty common on here. Just re-read the guidelines and there's no rules against inappropriate language like the "f-word"... Especially when considering such a benign usage as the parent comment, ie: just replacing the verb in "mess with" which is not targeting the language at anyone/anything.
It may not be as common as other platforms, but casual conversation does happen here which includes the occasional curse word.
Just trying to inform - I'm sorry you're sensitive to it.
- Wulf_ 5y agoThanks for letting me know, I really appreciate it :)
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoKeep in mind that you're not allowed to use any sort of colorful language when disagreeing with whatever the mainstream take on an issue is. Those people get down-voted and a bunch of "y u so mad" (but in better more relevant words, this is HN, not youtube comments) replies. Hooray for double standards.
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- dang 5y agofolkhack is correct - I'll just add that this has been the case for a long time on HN: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20profanity&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... - indeed it's always functioned this way. We care about people not being mean to each other, but profanity isn't that. No doubt there are downsides and I'm sorry that it's disagreeable to you.