# All right, I'll ask. Being a jerk via PM?

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> [@tacoloco](#):
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> And last I checked using the word “fucking” isn’t a prohibited word in ATMB.

You sure about that?

> [@Really? Ads with sound now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926/68):
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> You can be a bit more forceful in places like the Pit but we do expect the language in ATMB to be more temperate.
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> We’ve preferred it to be that way since always.
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> I’m sure you can pull up any number of ATMB posts with titles that are wildly inappropriate – we’ve not always been so good about policing that up – but by and large we do want you to do less cussin’ in ATMB.

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