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- From: "Don Moore (813) 974-4078 S/C 574-4078"
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- Subject: Re: Deep beliefs
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- *** Resending note of 12/24/92 06:29
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- >I don't recall anyone asking you to. All I wanted was a rule for
- >WORDS-L that would suggest that profanity is inappropriate, but then
- >that was when I was under the mis-impression that there were limits
- >to verbal behaviour on WORDS-L, and that someone was more or less
- >responsible for some mild form of chidding on occasions of violation.
- >obviously no such limits exist, so my desire is rather futile.
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- Peter, there are some rules ... or at least some people enforce them.
- I find some language on WORDS-L disgusting ...but I let it go without
- comment. However, I can assure you there are those who will severely
- assault a person if a subject is deemed "inappropriate" in their minds.
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