You misunderstand, I’m not quibbling at the ban, I’m simply saying fuck off is in no way, shape of form an invitation to the sexual act, as you wrote.
Or, as it occurs to me now, did you mean intimation? (ie it intimates to the sexual act.)
Well, “refers to” is probably a better phrasing than “invites a,” if that’s what you’re objecting to. If you’re objecting to the idea that “fuck off” implies or refers to a sex act, then, again, you can take up that line of reasoning with Ed.
For reference:
[Bolding in both quotes mine, natch.]
I agree with you. “Fuck Off” and “Fuck You” really have no implied literal meaning other than “I express my displeasure with you using one of the strongest phrases society/culture has standardized on”
I’ve mentioned this before, but in some places “Fuck off” and “Fuck You” also means “Surely you are pulling my leg!” or “I am jealous of your good fortune, but in a friendly way”. It’s not automatically a heinous insult worthy of UN sanctions.
Are you still blathering about this? :rolleyes:
Due respect, Guin, but that was pretty rude. Especially considering the forum.
Do you have any self awareness?
With all due respect, Carol – and IMO it’s a perfectly fine question to ask; this isn’t “pile on Carol Stream outside the Pit day” – what you or I report is what we perceive as a rules violation. Like balls and strikes in baseball, “it ain’t nothin’ until the umpire calls 'em.” In other words, if I, angry with some of your comments, posted “Fuck off and die,” odds are that that would indeed be seen as a rules violation, and you would be right to report it. But, and here’s my key point, it isn’t a violation until they call it one, and decide on how to proceed with it. In that case, I’d expect to get warned. But your later example, “why don’t you go the fuck away?” might not be seen as quite as offensive, and might not be considered a rules violation.
My assumption is, while it’s nice when they respond to a report by PM or e-mail, no response after a couple of days indicates that they didn’t deem it a violation, and are letting it stand. It’s not a violation if it offends you, or me, or any other regular member – what the collective opinion of staff, with or without the final say of Ed Zotti (who is in the last analysis responsible for this board) is what the decision is made on. You’ve said some things I personally considered highly repellent but which were clearly acceptable under the rules, and I have little doubt that the reverse is true as well. It’s their decision, not yours or mine, what constitutes a rules violation.