# no discussions of K? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 15, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-discussions-of-k/250434 "2004-06-15T04:10:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-discussions-of-k/250434/1 "2004-06-15T04:10:30Z")
Here’s a line from a GQ “I’m guessing “K” program is a 5-letter word with more than its fair share of the letter “a” that we’re not supposed to discuss here.” I am confused- this is a rule I have never heard of. 😕😕 ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-discussions-of-k/250434/2 "2004-06-15T04:26:04Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=3510383&postcount=15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=3510383&postcount=15) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-discussions-of-k/250434/3 "2004-06-15T18:18:55Z")
Some past discussions of K in General Questions: [Can you use potassium salt in water as a potassium supplement](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=252928) [Why do potassium supplements contain such a small amount of potassium](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=247753) [Does tampico orange drink have any potassium in it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=246789) [How much potassium is in a fig newton?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=195582) (sorry, I couldn’t resist) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-discussions-of-k/250434/4 "2004-06-15T18:34:34Z")
Besides, discussions of Kafka should be in Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-discussions-of-k/250434/5 "2004-06-15T19:17:20Z")
But discussions of karma would likely go in Great Debates. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-discussions-of-k/250434/6 "2004-06-15T19:36:03Z")
Okay. your humble TubaDiva Administrator 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-discussions-of-k/250434/7 "2004-06-16T07:38:28Z")
Well, sure, that’s reasonable. But it would appear that a discussion about whether or not that particular program was causing problems would be OK, right? :smack: And mentioning just the NAME isn’t a no-no, right? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-discussions-of-k/250434/8 "2004-06-16T11:15:53Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > But it would appear that a discussion about whether or not that particular program was causing problems would be OK, right? :smack: No. We do not permit discussion of specific file sharing programs and/or problems caused by them. > [@](#): > > And mentioning just the NAME isn’t a no-no, right? 😕 It isn’t a no-no per se, but if you’re going to ask questions pertaining to any specific file-sharing program, again that’s discouraged. What we do allow is general discussion of the issues surrounding file-sharing, etc. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-discussions-of-k/250434/9 "2004-06-16T11:55:40Z")
Would it be permitted to ask “I’m trying to permanently remove Kazaa and all it’s spyware - how do I do that?” ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2004, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-discussions-of-k/250434/10 "2004-06-16T14:05:38Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > Would it be permitted to ask “I’m trying to permanently remove Kazaa and all it’s spyware - how do I do that?” Good question. I suppose so, yes. Provided no extraneous information is offered about Kazaa or its variants.