"Dick Gaughan" wrote in message
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In on Sun, 26 Oct
2003 08:15:09 +0100, "PG" wrote:

and I won't quote Dick
Gaughan - we don't use such language on rsre, although it might be
standard
procedures back with some of the uk hierarchy debaters.

I presume that by "such language" you are refering to my use of
the word which has, for rather a long time, had the very precise
and universal meaning on Usenet of "completely clue-resistant
entity". Like S****horpe or Penistone, it merely contains certain
letters of the alphabet in a particular sequence which happens
coincidentally, when taken in isolation from the other letters, to
be identical to an existing, shorter word frequently used as an
expletive. Unless you're AOL, in which case all three are
obscenities.

You're welcome to your opinions. I'm entitled to mine. The original
proponent asked rsre for discussion on the subject, and by my analysis
virtually all rsre regulars have responded sensibly, with reasoned argument.
Your idea of debate differs from mine - calling others "****wits" hardly
demonstrates respect, and in no way replaces argument.

Pete