For many years, this newsgroup has muddled along quite well without the
use of foul language. In recent months, that seems to have changed. I
know this doesn't seem to be a popular view nowadays, but I (and I
believe others) find its use offensive in the extreme. It should not be
necessary to make a scientific point without swearing.


Martin Rowley

In message , Martin Rowley
writes
It should not be
necessary to make a scientific point without swearing.


Whilst I agree with your sentiments entirely, your last line made me
grin a little.
--
Murray McGregor

It should not be
necessary to make a scientific point without swearing.


Martin Rowley




What no swearing? ahh crap

On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:13:52 +0100, Murray McGregor wrote in


In message , Martin Rowley
writes
It should not be
necessary to make a scientific point without swearing.

Whilst I agree with your sentiments entirely, your last line made me
grin a little.

Agreed as well. I had to read that three times before I cottoned on to
what you meant:-)

--
Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 06/10/2004 08:40:13 UTC

Martin Rowley wrote:
For many years, this newsgroup has muddled along quite well without the
use of foul language. In recent months, that seems to have changed. I
know this doesn't seem to be a popular view nowadays, but I (and I
believe others) find its use offensive in the extreme. It should not be
necessary to make a scientific point without swearing.


Martin Rowley


Totally agreed with you Martin.

Joe

Mike Tullett wrote:
On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 09:13:52 +0100, Murray McGregor wrote in



In message , Martin Rowley
writes

It should not be
necessary to make a scientific point without swearing.

Whilst I agree with your sentiments entirely, your last line made me
grin a little.


Agreed as well. I had to read that three times before I cottoned on to
what you meant:-)


Well being pedantic, Martin as used a double negative, which obviously
makes a positive. IMHO I think a better sentence would have been: 'A
scientific point can be made without swearing'.

I hope no offence taken Martin.



Joe

For many years, this newsgroup has muddled along quite well without the
use of foul language. In recent months, that seems to have changed. I know
this doesn't seem to be a popular view nowadays, but I (and I believe
others) find its use offensive in the extreme. It should not be necessary
to make a scientific point without swearing.
Martin Rowley

Errrr .... would you care to reword your last sentence ever so slightly?
Then I will agree with you most wholeheartedly.

Anne

"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
...
For many years, this newsgroup has muddled along quite well without the
use of foul language. In recent months, that seems to have changed. I
know this doesn't seem to be a popular view nowadays, but I (and I
believe others) find its use offensive in the extreme. It should not be
necessary to make a scientific point without swearing.


Martin Rowley



A fair point Martin.

--
Gianna Stefani
http://www.meteo.jasmin-bear.org

On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 07:33:53 GMT, "Martin Rowley"
wrote:

For many years, this newsgroup has muddled along quite well without the
use of foul language. In recent months, that seems to have changed. I
know this doesn't seem to be a popular view nowadays, but I (and I
believe others) find its use offensive in the extreme. It should not be
necessary to make a scientific point without swearing.

It's a sign of the times. It's a fair bet that common rooms in university
science departments are liberally spiced with the F-word these days, much like
channel 4, reality TV and the school playground. If you ever pass a group of
young people in the street, you will hear frequent expletives of the worst kind.

I don't like it either but there's f***-all I can do about it ! This is
unmoderated usenet, and you just can't censor it.

Martin





Martin Rowley

JPG wrote:
On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 07:33:53 GMT, "Martin Rowley"
wrote:


For many years, this newsgroup has muddled along quite well without the
use of foul language. In recent months, that seems to have changed. I
know this doesn't seem to be a popular view nowadays, but I (and I
believe others) find its use offensive in the extreme. It should not be
necessary to make a scientific point without swearing.


It's a sign of the times. It's a fair bet that common rooms in university
science departments are liberally spiced with the F-word these days, much like
channel 4, reality TV and the school playground. If you ever pass a group of
young people in the street, you will hear frequent expletives of the worst kind.

I don't like it either but there's f***-all I can do about it ! This is
unmoderated usenet, and you just can't censor it.

Martin



Showing how much British society as degraded :-(

Joe