Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
School has gone too far -- yearbook control
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 281047" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>A couple of thoughts on this one.</p><p></p><p>First, a couple of points in the school's favour - yes, they are probably worrying about obscenities, even in disguise, because kids probably DON'T want their (expensive) yearbooks trashed by other kids' immaturity. It's difficult to complain, after the stuff has been written in it. And the whol point is, posterity.</p><p></p><p>And speaking of posterity, how many of us can recall acronyms from our youth? what happens in years to come, when you're showing the yearbook to your kids/grandkids and they ask, "What does that acronym mean?" and you just can't remember? Acronyms date, fast.</p><p></p><p>However, on the subject of policing it - it does seem rather ridiculous. Surely it would have been more appropriate for the school to say (if they must interfere at all), "Don't write anything obscene, even an acronym which could have an obscene connotation. The yearbook is for posterity and whatever you write should ber this in mind with dignity."</p><p></p><p>But it's like a lot of us say, with parenting - don't make rules which you can't police or enforce. It's not only pointless but it undermines your authority and makes you look stupid.</p><p></p><p>As for banning all acronyms - you mean they would ban, "Way To Go, USA!" ? It's a bit ironic when the country you live in is most commonly known by its acrnym. Surely the school isn't meaning to imply tat referring to your country as "USA" is disrespectful?</p><p></p><p>And a final word on the site censor - I understand acronyms which have a certain letter of the alphabet (although I got caught by that one too) but I can't for the life of me understand why the profession of a person who practises politics, is censored on this site. Censored in the singular, not in the plural. "Politics" is not censored. Just the person who practices it, with "-ian" on the end.</p><p>It bugs me, because if I want to talk about the topic in general, perhaps comparing US politics to Aussie politics, I have to tiptoe around it or end up with a post that doesn't make sense because it's overloaded with asterisks. If it were simply a matter of avoiding the entire topic of politics, then surely "congressman" would similarly be censored? Or other words relating to religion as well, since classically the topics to avoid in social situations are sex, religion and politics.</p><p></p><p>It's interesting how slang terms change in just a few short years. A certain word which I now know to be unacceptable, was in common use when I was a kid. The movie "Blazing Saddles" is full of it. Another movie which I loved, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" is unfortunately very UN-modern, the racism (even embedded in satire and humour) makes it uncomfortable watching these days.</p><p></p><p>So for ALL kids out there planning what to write in the yearbooks - remember, you want people to understand in in 20 years time, so plan carefully. I would avoid acronyms anyway, unless you provide a translation in footnote.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 281047, member: 1991"] A couple of thoughts on this one. First, a couple of points in the school's favour - yes, they are probably worrying about obscenities, even in disguise, because kids probably DON'T want their (expensive) yearbooks trashed by other kids' immaturity. It's difficult to complain, after the stuff has been written in it. And the whol point is, posterity. And speaking of posterity, how many of us can recall acronyms from our youth? what happens in years to come, when you're showing the yearbook to your kids/grandkids and they ask, "What does that acronym mean?" and you just can't remember? Acronyms date, fast. However, on the subject of policing it - it does seem rather ridiculous. Surely it would have been more appropriate for the school to say (if they must interfere at all), "Don't write anything obscene, even an acronym which could have an obscene connotation. The yearbook is for posterity and whatever you write should ber this in mind with dignity." But it's like a lot of us say, with parenting - don't make rules which you can't police or enforce. It's not only pointless but it undermines your authority and makes you look stupid. As for banning all acronyms - you mean they would ban, "Way To Go, USA!" ? It's a bit ironic when the country you live in is most commonly known by its acrnym. Surely the school isn't meaning to imply tat referring to your country as "USA" is disrespectful? And a final word on the site censor - I understand acronyms which have a certain letter of the alphabet (although I got caught by that one too) but I can't for the life of me understand why the profession of a person who practises politics, is censored on this site. Censored in the singular, not in the plural. "Politics" is not censored. Just the person who practices it, with "-ian" on the end. It bugs me, because if I want to talk about the topic in general, perhaps comparing US politics to Aussie politics, I have to tiptoe around it or end up with a post that doesn't make sense because it's overloaded with asterisks. If it were simply a matter of avoiding the entire topic of politics, then surely "congressman" would similarly be censored? Or other words relating to religion as well, since classically the topics to avoid in social situations are sex, religion and politics. It's interesting how slang terms change in just a few short years. A certain word which I now know to be unacceptable, was in common use when I was a kid. The movie "Blazing Saddles" is full of it. Another movie which I loved, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" is unfortunately very UN-modern, the racism (even embedded in satire and humour) makes it uncomfortable watching these days. So for ALL kids out there planning what to write in the yearbooks - remember, you want people to understand in in 20 years time, so plan carefully. I would avoid acronyms anyway, unless you provide a translation in footnote. Marg [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
School has gone too far -- yearbook control
Top