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:First of all, I also disagree with the descision not to use the word "fuck" on the main page. But I actually wondered, is the statment re the FCC at the end of the article true? It has always been my understanding that the FCC's authority to restrict content apllies only to broadcast stations (the idea being that the frequencies used to broadcast network telivision belong to the public), and that the FCC's authority to regulate content is also based on the hour of the day it is broadcast, with indecency being punished the most severly between 7 am and 10 pm. Given that RDM is shown on cable rather than broadcast and airs at 10 pm if I am in fact correct, especially on the first point, then it would appear that the FCC has little to do with the content of the series, except for when it is produced with the possibility for broadcast in mind. | :First of all, I also disagree with the descision not to use the word "fuck" on the main page. But I actually wondered, is the statment re the FCC at the end of the article true? It has always been my understanding that the FCC's authority to restrict content apllies only to broadcast stations (the idea being that the frequencies used to broadcast network telivision belong to the public), and that the FCC's authority to regulate content is also based on the hour of the day it is broadcast, with indecency being punished the most severly between 7 am and 10 pm. Given that RDM is shown on cable rather than broadcast and airs at 10 pm if I am in fact correct, especially on the first point, then it would appear that the FCC has little to do with the content of the series, except for when it is produced with the possibility for broadcast in mind. | ||
--[[User:ggrzw|ggrzw]] 8:18, 16 January 2006 (EST) | --[[User:ggrzw|ggrzw]] 8:18, 16 January 2006 (EST) | ||
::In CST it's on at 9:00 PM. --[[User:Redwall|Redwall]] 22:46, 16 January 2006 (EST) | |||
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About this Article
I felt that we could keep the tone of the article to a "PG"-ish rating by avoiding the direct use of our real-world counterpart curse, even as a link. There's enough there for the average Joe to know the origin of the word. I also rewrote the article with better clarify of examples from actual dialogue. The Re-imagined Series is intended for adults, per RDM, but we should make an effort to avoid the use of actual profanity in articles if the phrase(s) do not explicitly appear in aired dialogue (which, in turn, acknowledges acceptance of it for public consumption per broadcast practices and FCC regulations). The use of the term in BSG is so amusing to me that sometimes I think we should classify this page as a Silly Page. --Spencerian 11:42, 30 December 2005 (EST)
- Disagree. It is disingenuous not to mention "Fuck", on which "Frack" is quite obviously based. --Peter Farago 11:46, 30 December 2005 (EST)
- I disagree as well. Meaning is lost by dodging around it. "Frak" has a variety of uses that are immediately clear as a parallel, but "don't care who he fraks" doesn't make sense or convey its meaning without understanding that "frak" stands in for "fuck." --CalculatinAvatar 12:18, 30 December 2005 (EST)
- I'll count two votes to one as being outvoted, but I hold my objection to direct use of the term on a public page (Wikipedia notwithstanding). Added reference back to the page. --Spencerian 11:26, 1 January 2006 (EST)
- First of all, I also disagree with the descision not to use the word "fuck" on the main page. But I actually wondered, is the statment re the FCC at the end of the article true? It has always been my understanding that the FCC's authority to restrict content apllies only to broadcast stations (the idea being that the frequencies used to broadcast network telivision belong to the public), and that the FCC's authority to regulate content is also based on the hour of the day it is broadcast, with indecency being punished the most severly between 7 am and 10 pm. Given that RDM is shown on cable rather than broadcast and airs at 10 pm if I am in fact correct, especially on the first point, then it would appear that the FCC has little to do with the content of the series, except for when it is produced with the possibility for broadcast in mind.
--ggrzw 8:18, 16 January 2006 (EST)
- In CST it's on at 9:00 PM. --Redwall 22:46, 16 January 2006 (EST)