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Define vulgarity.
adjective
1.
characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste:
vulgar ostentation.
2.
indecent; obscene; lewd:
a vulgar work; a vulgar gesture.
3.
crude; coarse; unrefined:
a vulgar peasant.
4.
of, relating to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society:
the vulgar masses.
5.
current; popular; common:
a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs.
6.
spoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally; vernacular:
vulgar tongue.
7.
lacking in distinction, aesthetic value, or charm; banal; ordinary:
a vulgar painting.
noun
8.
Archaic. the common people.
9.
Obsolete. the vernacular.
For me, there are sufficient procedures in place to deal with the abusive side of humanity that sometimes creeps up here in the forum.
Bad word filters disallow the display of certain words that are usually used in an emotionally charged manner. Try posting one or two and see what displays. These filters make challenging to discuss a certain type of nastiness that sometimes appears in public toilets. But then we see the creative side of some.
Moderation is in place to deal with offensive posts of all types, not just vulgarity. It just has to be reported by members. Moderators then have to make a judgement call based on the circumstances. It reminds me of the time I observed a clerk in a store greet a customer with an obscenity. The word was a vulgar term for a person's exit hole that would probably be filtered. However, the employee and customer reacted positively to it. They smiled, laughed, and started a friendly conversation. They weren't offended, but others could have been and I'm sure the company had issues with an employee using such a term where others could hear. I think the tone of the forum has improved in recent years. Much of that thanks goes to our moderators. A good deal more goes to our members.
I think what we have works pretty well.
Bad word filters disallow the display of certain words that are usually used in an emotionally charged manner. Try posting one or two and see what displays. These filters make challenging to discuss a certain type of nastiness that sometimes appears in public toilets. But then we see the creative side of some.
Moderation is in place to deal with offensive posts of all types, not just vulgarity. It just has to be reported by members. Moderators then have to make a judgement call based on the circumstances. It reminds me of the time I observed a clerk in a store greet a customer with an obscenity. The word was a vulgar term for a person's exit hole that would probably be filtered. However, the employee and customer reacted positively to it. They smiled, laughed, and started a friendly conversation. They weren't offended, but others could have been and I'm sure the company had issues with an employee using such a term where others could hear. I think the tone of the forum has improved in recent years. Much of that thanks goes to our moderators. A good deal more goes to our members.
I think what we have works pretty well.
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