Banned Words (Was: RFC: #ubuntu op misuse or not?)

[Joseph Price]

On 19 May 2014 21:21, C de-Avillez <hggdh2 at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Now, for a sort of sideways issue. Reading your email I cannot dispel
> the feeling of irony permeating it.
>

Oh you've caught me! With all of those percontation points I may not have
been offering my real opinion in order to make a point...

On 19 May 2014 22:22, Peter Matulis <peter.matulis at canonical.com> wrote:

> On 05/19/2014 04:21 PM, C de-Avillez wrote:
> > Some words carry heavy meaning, *even* when used in a different
> > context. Swearing, for example (whatever language); but, even then, I
> > would not block "FUBAR" from being used. Some other words do not.
> > Dictator is one of them, and examples of it being used in an (for me)
> > acceptable way have already been given.
>
> I echo this sentiment.  It's the way in which words are used as well as
> their context that is important and channel operators need to be able to
> deal with that.  There is nothing inherently wrong whatsoever with the
> words dictator or blitzkrieg.
>

Fantastic!

Valorie, what are you thinking?
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