I have been trying to have this discussion on another thread, but don't want to hijack it further.
I am thoroughly sick of excessive swearing on MN. I am sick of encountering posters with sweary names (not least because I have to hide MN as soon as the children come into the room).
MNHQ, could you please look at this again? Every time I mention this on threads, I am told that I have a cat's bum face (which is immensely irritating) and to eff off to Nethuns - yet I loathe the huggy/kissy/hunny stuff, and detest moderation. We are all adults and don't need to be censored. However, part of being an adult surely means having some consideration for other people too?
Here is Justine in May 2005:
"Hi all,
We've had a few complaints about obscene language on the boards. Our policy on this is that we would appreciate it if people would keep foul and abusive language to a minimum and that if you feel it necessary to swear to make your point then use asterisks please [...] we don't want to be over-prudish about this - we're not talking minor offenses here - and sometimes (parking attendant, gp receptionist annecdotes etc etc) we agree that nothing else but a swear word will do but it's a fair point that lots of members look at mumsnet with kids who may be early readers at their side and as the saying goes... less is more sometimes, so if you could use your discretion it would be much appreciated.
Ta very much."
That seems eminently sensible - but MN seems to have somehow slithered into a site for sweary people only.
Am I the only person who is utterly fed up with it?
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Who else is fed up with swearing on MN?
ByJingoes · 10/10/2011 16:36
2005 
. I have changed my mind about a lot of things since then.
My post did have asterisks in the appropriate places...
Seems MN has an asterisk filter, 
I don't see why you're 
, crazynanna. I don't think MNHQ should be asterisking out swear words - but I do think that people should just bear in mind that some people find swearing offensive. There is a general agreement on here that, for instance, we don't make comments about race, gender, sexuality, disability and a whole host of things that might well upset someone who's reading it, regardless of our own opinions. The same should be true of swearing. That's not censorship: it's being considerate.
WhereTheWildThingsWere: I don't often get the chance not to ask people not to swear in RL as all the people I talk to don't seem to feel the need to swear unduly. But if I'm stuck with the children on a bus and there's a bunch of sweary teenagers, then I do tell them to put a sock in it.
Itsjustafleshwound: I've ignored it for about five years. It just seems to be so much worse now.
Maybe we can ahve a ticker for the swear words.
225 fucks 
if you don't like swearing or
303 cunts if you don't mind it
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I really couldn't give a fuck either way. I swear, I don't care if people do or don't. I don't swear mostly in front of my children, though the older three are mid/late teens now and probably know more words than I do which is a shame
DD3 is 2½ and I do now try to moderate myself in front of her since she asked a couple of weeks ago where, and I sadly quote, 'is my fucking pen' 
But imo there are times when fuckshitpissbollockscunttitwank will only do, specifically when I wish to refer to the ex-cuntarseholewankshittosser I have finally moved 1500 miles away from this week.
It feels fucking marvellous.
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