Schillaci
Scooby
Question 1 - Who or which group, in recorded history, was the first to censor a word from local vocabulary?
Question 2 - What was the word?
Question 3 - Why?
Question 2 - What was the word?
Question 3 - Why?
3 Questions?
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Blondie Bear
Zydrate Addict
Is this trivia, or are you asking cause you don't know and really want to? *curious*
Buffy Summers
lol
Schill -
Me, I'd Google it if they're serious questions 'cos that is what most people who take you seriously enough to answer this will do...or are you just playing silly sods again? 🙂
Me, I'd Google it if they're serious questions 'cos that is what most people who take you seriously enough to answer this will do...or are you just playing silly sods again? 🙂
Tueuse de Vampires
Love will tear us apart..
I think SOMEBODY should google this. I wanna knoooow.
And great, now I'm stuck with serious thoughts all day 😛
And great, now I'm stuck with serious thoughts all day 😛
Schillaci
Scooby
The intent of this topic was irrelevant, really. Truth hasn't mattered in a long time, maybe never. You don't have to know the answers to participate, if that was the case, we'd all be sitting on the ground, naked, banging a rock against a tree. You don't even have to be precise with your answers, the third question is most definitely subjective. I was neither looking for precise, exact answers to the questions asked, or being condescending. Notice the title, it is not a statement, it is 3 questions, followed by a question mark. Think about it. If you want to participate, read the questions, and answer them.
The reality is, if this topic got off the ground, it would be an abject exercise in the futility of trying to stimulate human curiosity in that hope that osmotically, understanding of accepted reality would be more openly questioned, and better understood.
The reality is, if this topic got off the ground, it would be an abject exercise in the futility of trying to stimulate human curiosity in that hope that osmotically, understanding of accepted reality would be more openly questioned, and better understood.
Nix
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship
I'd say it would depend on what type of censorship...
http://www.beaconforfreedom.org/about_project/history.html
I'd say it would depend on what type of censorship...
http://www.beaconforfreedom.org/about_project/history.html
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JenniferAlice
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Edmund Blackadder
You're on a roll today Mr P
Willow Rosenberg
Karma for using the word 'pillock' - haven't heard that for AGES! 'lol'
La Luna Unita
Kung Fu Mama
Answers:
1. The Sons of the Law of One, a political faction of the lost continent/civilzation of Atlantis, were the first to censor and ban the use of a word from local vocabulary.
2. The word was "ganarat'l."
3. "Ganarat'l" was a word meaning "filthy ones" and was used by the opposing political faction, the Sons of Belial, to refer to a race of sub-humans with animal appendages and low intelligence. The Sons of Belial believed these creatures should be enslaved, while the Sons of the Law of One desired to raise them up using advanced technology to evolve them beyond their current state. As it turns out, the point was moot, since the whole continent sank into the sea.
*to see my inspiration, check out the wikipedia article on Edgar Cayce
1. The Sons of the Law of One, a political faction of the lost continent/civilzation of Atlantis, were the first to censor and ban the use of a word from local vocabulary.
2. The word was "ganarat'l."
3. "Ganarat'l" was a word meaning "filthy ones" and was used by the opposing political faction, the Sons of Belial, to refer to a race of sub-humans with animal appendages and low intelligence. The Sons of Belial believed these creatures should be enslaved, while the Sons of the Law of One desired to raise them up using advanced technology to evolve them beyond their current state. As it turns out, the point was moot, since the whole continent sank into the sea.
*to see my inspiration, check out the wikipedia article on Edgar Cayce
Schillaci
Scooby
I fail to see how asking members, that don't know the answers, to answer questions by offering their best reasoned guesses, is me "playing silly sods again". Perhaps you could elaborate on your accusations of me being a "bit of a daft pillock", or me being a "silly sod".
So far, all I can see is you trying to insult me, attempting to derail the topic by undermining the validity of it with your own ignorance, and, sadly, fufilling my belief that the attempt to stimulate the human curiousity by questioning what they believe, in the hope that a greater understanding might be ascertained, would, be futile.
Oh, and, might I add, that if anyone else had started such topic, that you wouldn't have called them "a silly sod" or a "daft Pillock". (No doubt, if you have the decency to respond, that you will ignore this and still maintain that I am treated the exact same as all the other members)
I mean, for shit sake, I don't have to come to this forum. There are thousands upon thousands of forums on this internet. But I come to this one, I offer my opinion on occasion, I contribute to topics created by others, and rarely I create a topic of my own. I try stimulate conversation, sometimes I help other members. And this is the shit that I have to deal with, by the moderators of the forum?
Mr. Pointy
Boo hoo...poor you, the things you have to put up with...it must be such a terrible bind being as you're such a pillar of this posting community
Kemy
Whatever your problem is, get over it.
Schill - this is buffy-boards.com not philosophy-boards.com or semantics-boards.com...and you really should dial down that paranoia a touch...it ain't all about you mate 🙂
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Edmund Blackadder
But it is:o)
Schillaci
Scooby
What in gods name are you talking about? Ignoring the irony of you borrowing the current mantra of the biggest drama queen this side of Mercury, what ain't all about me?
This topic?
Your contributions in this topic? which amount to you calling me stupid, several times, ignorantly telling me this is Buffy-boards(yeah great show, doesn't seem like you took anything from it), and that I should take my topic elsewhere. As well as pretty much killing any life this topic might have.
I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that you might be the moderator of this section of Buffy boards, do I have to remind you of what this section is? Having a brief look above me I see that the sub-section I am posting in is called "Social Studies". I also see a little statement. Here is what it says "Social Studies - Professor Platt will supervise you in the class that is your life. Here is where you will learn those much needed skills to survive in the real world. For off topic discussion."
Mr. Pointy agrees said:
Boo hoo? Hmm, do you think that defense would have worked every time I was admonished for telling someone their post was 'daft', and then telling them they were a 'pillock' for blindly continuing to argue that their "daft" post was correct?
Actually I think I might have used "boo hoo" as my defense, didn't stop me getting banned though, repeatedly, for ever decreasing interpretated infractions.
Also deliberately misinterpreting what I said in a petty attempt to insult me isn't particularly productive. You are being hostile, not I.
Kemy agrees said:
Sorry, Kermit, what was that? I tell you what, you go start a topic, and don't take offense when you are repeatedly told you are dumber than your dumb topic.
I don't know why, but your last two responses to me, Mr pointy, were beyond ignorance. And I am a little surprised at the lack of thought in them. I don't believe that is who you are, and suggest that you swat that little fly buzzing around your head and carefully think about what is wrong in this picture.
Buffy Summers
Pot. Kettle. Black.
In the interest of steering this back on topic and away from Schillaci...
I think the questions technically been answered but I did read something about Jesus being censored by the Jewish leadership...
I think the questions technically been answered but I did read something about Jesus being censored by the Jewish leadership...
Schillaci
Scooby
The questions hadn't correctly been answered, and the precise answers to the questions were not of upmost importance, at the beginning of the topic. What was important was to hear what people thought might be the answer, before the correct answer was given.
Secondly, pot kettle black?
I was banned on this site, over TWO years ago, repeatedly, for doing what Mr Pointy did. I stopped. Tried to hold my tongue. I was banned about six months ago for utter nonsense. That I'm not going to get into, but was a complete joke. I think I might have nearly two thousand posts on this site, of that amount a very very small portion would contain posts that could be interpreted as insulting, and/or breaking the rules.
So what? its ok for Mr pointy and others to call me a prick, because I did it in my past(for which I was punished...)?
Secondly, pot kettle black?
I was banned on this site, over TWO years ago, repeatedly, for doing what Mr Pointy did. I stopped. Tried to hold my tongue. I was banned about six months ago for utter nonsense. That I'm not going to get into, but was a complete joke. I think I might have nearly two thousand posts on this site, of that amount a very very small portion would contain posts that could be interpreted as insulting, and/or breaking the rules.
So what? its ok for Mr pointy and others to call me a prick, because I did it in my past(for which I was punished...)?
Well, you clearly don't want to discuss the actual topic, since I actually tried to add to it and you have completely brushed aside my response.
But since you also clearly aren't going to let this go, let's have a little public chat, shall we?
You seem to think anything before today qualifies from a moderating standpoint as "in the past" and should be forgotten. Why is that? You have in no way stopped the rule-breaking behavior you have exhibited since you joined the board. How many quips have you made towards n4h or Faith in the past week, for example, let alone to other members?
You expect me to chastise Mr. Pointy for giving you a slight taste of your own medecine? Why should the rules apply to you now when you don't seem to think they apply to you with regards to your own posting?
You think you have been given special treatment? Yes, you certainly have. Because any other member that needed to be spoken to as many times as you, who made as many negative comments as you, and drove as many members as you away, would certainly have been banned for good by now. You have been given how many (I'd personally guess hundreds) of second chances? For how many years did I deal with your infractions singly, and consider the slate wiped clean afterward?
Well, my friend, you are out of second chances. I'm tired of making my unpaid, volunteer staff deal with your nonsense. It's not fair to them to have you treat them the way you do, then have to tiptoe around you because they don't want you to attack them more. I've gone to bat for you for years, and that has not been fair to my staff and I apologize to them for it, because they've had to deal with your hurtful remarks to them because I believed that deep down you were a good person who could have meaningful discussions with others.
You mentioned in another thread that there are hundreds of boards you could go to, yet you come to this one. If you dislike it so much here, then why are we even having this conversation?
The board rules are in place to create a safe environment for ALL members to post. Your fellow members should not feel like they can't post because you are going to call them idiots and belittle them. The staff shouldn't be attacked for doing their job.
The bottom line is, follow our rules, or leave. End of story, end of discussion.
But since you also clearly aren't going to let this go, let's have a little public chat, shall we?
You seem to think anything before today qualifies from a moderating standpoint as "in the past" and should be forgotten. Why is that? You have in no way stopped the rule-breaking behavior you have exhibited since you joined the board. How many quips have you made towards n4h or Faith in the past week, for example, let alone to other members?
You expect me to chastise Mr. Pointy for giving you a slight taste of your own medecine? Why should the rules apply to you now when you don't seem to think they apply to you with regards to your own posting?
You think you have been given special treatment? Yes, you certainly have. Because any other member that needed to be spoken to as many times as you, who made as many negative comments as you, and drove as many members as you away, would certainly have been banned for good by now. You have been given how many (I'd personally guess hundreds) of second chances? For how many years did I deal with your infractions singly, and consider the slate wiped clean afterward?
Well, my friend, you are out of second chances. I'm tired of making my unpaid, volunteer staff deal with your nonsense. It's not fair to them to have you treat them the way you do, then have to tiptoe around you because they don't want you to attack them more. I've gone to bat for you for years, and that has not been fair to my staff and I apologize to them for it, because they've had to deal with your hurtful remarks to them because I believed that deep down you were a good person who could have meaningful discussions with others.
You mentioned in another thread that there are hundreds of boards you could go to, yet you come to this one. If you dislike it so much here, then why are we even having this conversation?
The board rules are in place to create a safe environment for ALL members to post. Your fellow members should not feel like they can't post because you are going to call them idiots and belittle them. The staff shouldn't be attacked for doing their job.
The bottom line is, follow our rules, or leave. End of story, end of discussion.
Schillaci
Scooby
end of story?
Uh, none? I have no idea what you are talking about with Faith. I talked to her through PM. She edited two of my posts where she accused me of breaking the rules. I've read the rules, neither post broke the rules of this forum. If you wish to interpret the rules other than at face value, yeah, you can twist the words that are written in the rules to make any argument suit your purposes.
Don't get me started on the moderator topic. The whole premise of that topic was to throw 'fuel on the fire'. I'm not ignorant, nor am I naive.
N4h? Are you serious? show me one time in the past week where I directed a "quip" at this guy. This guy, who spent half of a topic insulting me, who pours his contempt over anybody who questions his opinion. Oh so subtle like... yeah right. You laugh when he politely questions the intelligence of others, huh. Well I'm not underhanded, I say it as I see it.
As for me not wanting to discuss this actual topic, that I created, uh.. I think I've mentioned it maybe four times now. What I wanted with this topic is the opinions of those who don't know the answer. Nobody is going to post in this topic now, its a complete shambles. If I had just been left alone to do my thing, where I was leaving other peope alone, not attacking anyone, everything woud be A ok.
I mentioned in this topic, that there are lots of other forums to go to, BUT I come to this one. I never said I disliked it, at all. I said that I offer my opinion, I contribute to topics, sometimes start my own, all I want is a fair shake. Whats in the past(I was banned for..again and again and again), literally years ago, happened in the past, its not happening now. Jesus, I just want to be able to contribute to the forum without people jumping all over me every two seconds, editing everything I have to say.
Uh, none? I have no idea what you are talking about with Faith. I talked to her through PM. She edited two of my posts where she accused me of breaking the rules. I've read the rules, neither post broke the rules of this forum. If you wish to interpret the rules other than at face value, yeah, you can twist the words that are written in the rules to make any argument suit your purposes.
Don't get me started on the moderator topic. The whole premise of that topic was to throw 'fuel on the fire'. I'm not ignorant, nor am I naive.
N4h? Are you serious? show me one time in the past week where I directed a "quip" at this guy. This guy, who spent half of a topic insulting me, who pours his contempt over anybody who questions his opinion. Oh so subtle like... yeah right. You laugh when he politely questions the intelligence of others, huh. Well I'm not underhanded, I say it as I see it.
As for me not wanting to discuss this actual topic, that I created, uh.. I think I've mentioned it maybe four times now. What I wanted with this topic is the opinions of those who don't know the answer. Nobody is going to post in this topic now, its a complete shambles. If I had just been left alone to do my thing, where I was leaving other peope alone, not attacking anyone, everything woud be A ok.
I mentioned in this topic, that there are lots of other forums to go to, BUT I come to this one. I never said I disliked it, at all. I said that I offer my opinion, I contribute to topics, sometimes start my own, all I want is a fair shake. Whats in the past(I was banned for..again and again and again), literally years ago, happened in the past, its not happening now. Jesus, I just want to be able to contribute to the forum without people jumping all over me every two seconds, editing everything I have to say.
I would say it is you who has derailed this thread, like so many others, but that is really neither here nor there.
You have been given MORE than a fair shake in the past, as I said above. You will now be treated as any other member. So if you want to contribute to this forum without having your posts edited, I would suggest you treat others with respect if you wish to get it in return. And that includes Faith when she edits out your jokes about anal rape in consideration of the members of this board who have had to deal with such tragedy.
Like I said above, adhere to the rules of the board or leave. Your continous supply of get out of jail free cards ends here. It's not fair to the other members of this board, who do follow the rules and don't have to be told repeatedly to do so.
You have been given MORE than a fair shake in the past, as I said above. You will now be treated as any other member. So if you want to contribute to this forum without having your posts edited, I would suggest you treat others with respect if you wish to get it in return. And that includes Faith when she edits out your jokes about anal rape in consideration of the members of this board who have had to deal with such tragedy.
Like I said above, adhere to the rules of the board or leave. Your continous supply of get out of jail free cards ends here. It's not fair to the other members of this board, who do follow the rules and don't have to be told repeatedly to do so.
Schillaci
Scooby
Actually from the first post that Faith edited was this - "OK, I admit, my post got a bit gay, and it bent my idea over and now there's anal bleeding. But my heart was in the right place.(My hands, however, were nowhere to be seen. Hmm)"
Isn't a joke about anal rape.
And the second post that was edited was the "In your pants" topic" where I stated that I was going to go find a song called anal rape, because in the context of the topic, it would have been funny. As the nature of the topic is to find the most lewd song title to fit the "in your pants" statement.
Just correcting one of your erroneous statements, Buffy, I wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong impression from something you had said, which some cynical so-and-so would construe as a falsehood.
Anyway, anybody want to tackle the three questions in the first post of this topic? If you can, try ignore all the posts afterwards. Well most of them.
Isn't a joke about anal rape.
And the second post that was edited was the "In your pants" topic" where I stated that I was going to go find a song called anal rape, because in the context of the topic, it would have been funny. As the nature of the topic is to find the most lewd song title to fit the "in your pants" statement.
Just correcting one of your erroneous statements, Buffy, I wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong impression from something you had said, which some cynical so-and-so would construe as a falsehood.
Anyway, anybody want to tackle the three questions in the first post of this topic? If you can, try ignore all the posts afterwards. Well most of them.
You know, just because something is funny to you, does not make it an appropriate joke for the board. Nor was baiting Faith the way you did with that "joking" response.
And sorry, I already posted my guess, which you ignored so you could rant about how persecuted you are. So you can just refer to that if you really want to discuss the topic.
And sorry, I already posted my guess, which you ignored so you could rant about how persecuted you are. So you can just refer to that if you really want to discuss the topic.