[HPforGrownups] An Elfly Reminder

[Jordan Abel]

No: HPFGUIDX 157070

On 8/16/06, Len Jaffe <orgone9 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> It's the elve's list. Not ours.

Random832:
Tell me, how was I supposed to have known in advance that "smart-ass"
overstepped this list's 'standards'? What specific rule does it
unambiguously violate? There's no "master list of forbidden words", is
there? The HBF doesn't even contain a "watch your language" rule that
could be _interpreted_ to cover this. I know that I only got a
warning, but it was public (yes, a mistake, but still) so I think I
deserve a better explanation of what rule I have supposedly broken.

> If you don't like how they've defined the tone and
> tenor of their discussion, or redifined the internet's
> convention for reply attribution,

Forget about the attribution thing. Regardless of my having issues
with it (most of all the inconsistent things i've been told about
what's needed), that thread is over there *points*, not here.

I think the important question here is, why does this list exist? If I
can't call someone a smart-ass here, where can I? There's nothing
wrong with being a smart-ass. I consider myself one sometimes.

And let's be honest. Had I called him a "smart-aleck", the
non-four-letter alternative to what I said, would we really be having
this discussion? This is clearly about language, and there is NO rule
about language in the HBF. Maybe if you want to set the "tone" of the
list such that it's appropriate for children, you ought to add one.
And rename it to HPforKids while you're at it.