Klarinet Archive - Posting 000073.txt from 2002/04

From: Kelly White <K.J.White-3@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] shocking?
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 16:07:33 -0500

Would it be possible to bring the e-mail discussions back to the topic of
clarinets and clarinet related issues? While this topic of the use of vulgarity
on this e-mail list has been a hot one, it does not immediately relate to the
topic at hand which is the clarinet. If people feel the need to further discuss
the moral issues surround the use of vulgar language, I would hope that it's
done in a forum more appropriate for such a discussion. I joined this e-mail
list to discuss clarinets and to broaden my knowledge of issues relating to
the clarinet, not to discuss the morality of vulgarity on the internet and
company imposed e-mail filters.
- Kelly

Quoting Ian Black <clarinet1@-----.uk>:

> A little while ago, I received an email from the list owner of an online
> IT
> development and database related forum which advised me that my
> company's
> email filters had been bouncing several of the list's messages. I
> learnt
> that any email which contained the word "sex" was automatically bounced.
> So
> every email along the lines of "I have a database which holds client
> info
> (name, age, sex, marital status etc.) ..." was bounced. I missed out on
> an
> entire discussion topic because of this (and annoyed the list-owner with
> all
> the bounce messages). Naturally, I complained to my company's email
> sysadmin.
>
> My point is that, like it or not, companies all over the world have
> silly
> filters which can stop worthwhile messages getting through. These
> companies
> obviously feel the need to restrict this traffic, whether on moral
> grounds,
> for professionalism, to stop non-work-related emails or whatever.
> Nonetheless, these messages will not get through to some people, and
> doesn't
> this counteract the very purpose of the online discussion forum?
>
> I personally am not _shocked_ by any of these words under discussion,
> but I
> choose not to use them myself. It's not an issue of what is shocking,
> or
> what is moral, but more what is appropriate. We have an eclectic mix
> of
> people on this list, and so I would suggest that the tone should
> comprise
> that which is acceptable in polite company. Besides, if we all follow
> that
> etiquette ("netiquette"?) few, if any, messages will be bounced by
> these
> automatic email filters.
>
> Just my opinion, but I reckon it seems like common sense.
>
> Regards
>
> Ian
>
>
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