I'm Done.

[Timelord]

The swearing issue is actually quite important. An occasional swear word or mild expletives are not really going to cause any problem, but posts that contain quite a bit of swearing, as seems to be more common lately, will in fact cause offence to some and to others will cause them to cease pursueing that line of post. Also as this is a public open site, then it is not really acceptable to have more than a minor amount of swearing visible to all & sundry who may read the posts inc children. I understand that to some it is a part of their everyday life and that is understandable. What I would like to say to them, is that if they wish to interact & communicate in a wider community, then thay should accept that a level of tolerance for each others views is taken by all participants. It is usual practice that social gatherings (on line or off it) are carried out without performing actions that could cause offence or discomfort for others. Swearing has always been identified as being a possible cause of discomfort within this social context, while at the same time also being acceptable in certain aspects of a local community or workplace environment. Seeing as this forum is more of a national dispersed research resource with an acedemic learning slant, then it falls into the former category and forum members should be considerate enough to keep in check the amount of swearing they post. Regards, TL.