Preface (but important):
My name is Dirk van Boxtel. I'm from the Netherlands, though I recently moved to Sydney, Australia. Back in the Netherlands however, we're quite liberal. We're also a heck of a lot better at coming up with good ways to call people names, thus I'm used to a lot.
In everyday life, I cuss like a sailor. I'm serious. My girlfriend has to leash me some of the time because I love dropping the f-bomb every other second. One of my favorite films ever, Boondock Saints, has a scene where one of the three main characters (Rocco) drops the F-bomb about 50 times in a single monologue that lasts a minute tops - that's what I sound like on a daily basis.
What I'm going to say next, might offend you. Mainly because I have a "Moderator" title, which means I'm "one of them", but also because it's a very blunt, rude, and crude statement. I would actually go so far as to say that most of the mods will not like this post, because of how it ends. It's a very harsh reality, but I'd like you to consider it. I'm not asking people to do something, I'm asking people to NOT do something.
The point I'm trying to make, aka "my two cents":
The world consists of humans, forming "circles". Every "circle" of people has their own morals, values and ways of going about everyday life. For example, a certain circle of gay men might find the word "Edited. Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline." appaling, where another group of equally gay men, might find it a funny word, and use it all the time in reference to eachother.
And here is what it all boils down to:
This is the CelticsBlog circle, where this kind of wording is frowned upon.
Adjust... or go somewhere else.
ps.: I think, with the way we control language here, we're actually doing a good job at motivating people to speak "differently" and there's a great deal of class amongst its members. That is why I'm here. That is why I like CelticsBlog.
So yes, I adjusted my language and try not to step on other people's toes too much.