Wow, this post has caused a bit of a stink. I have to admit that I laughed when I read it and I even voted it ++. I felt that it was obviously tongue-in-cheek, though I can easily understand how others would be disturbed by it.

When turnstep commented that this doesn't belong here, it really got me to thinking. What does belong here? A friend -- and fellow Monk -- of mine believe's cracking to be ethical if you're "going after bad guys" like eToys or Microsoft. I feel that it's always bad because it encourages vigilantism. However, I think that both of us would agree that hacking tools shouldn't be posted to PerlMonks.

But what about "offensive material"? Hacking tools could encourage people to violate the law. But if the material is offensive, yet doesn't do actual harm (I know that some would disagree with that), should we ban it here?

To be frank, one of the Perl poems reads like a Perlized version of the Lord's prayer. At first, being a non-Christian, I was put off by it. Then I remembered that I'm a monk (if I change my nick to "hyprocrite", you'll understand). I reread the poem and found that I actually appreciated the work that the writer put into it.

Should this site be "pure"? Should we make the monastery a PC place where all can safely attend? I think this could be a great way to discuss appropriate content. Personally, I can't find any "acceptable use" policy on this site which would restrict content.

To the anonymous monk who used offensive language to respond in this tree: why do people who are often decent in real life think they can do without manners online? Because direct retaliation isn't possible?

In reply to RE: Dissertation by Ovid
in thread Dissertation by jjhorner

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