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OK to use? 15-Jan-2011 At 5:01:05 PM rolsen1

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I *mostly* don't care what words people use but clearly there are some that do.

When we speak in person we usually know who are audience is, unless it is in a public place and we're speaking loudly. Here online, we don't know who our audience is and we also don't know how they will interpret our posts. I assume that this is one of the reasons why many here choose not to use their real names. Even if there is only a small unseen and unheard audience that is offended by these derogatory words then I think it is appropriate that we don't use them online.

The results of this poll only show us what the people who can be bothered to vote think, the "rules" are set by the site owner and the moderators.