Swearing

[pacmania_2001]

*Is thinking of emmigrating*



Edit: perhaps not, i'm not skilled enough to be allowed acces to your country! good for you, we let any old twat into our crap country.

Just do a uni degree here, it'll cost a fortune but you are almost a sureity for citizenship.

[flaninacupboard]

What do you need to enter university over there? i only stayed for basic secondary education and then went straight to work - would i need to complete some more education first?

[pacmania_2001]

Depends how old you are, I believe you don't really need any qualifications if you apply under the mature age entry scheme.

It's not a certainty that you get citizenship after you do the course but in a recent report it showed that approx 95% of international students who applied for citizenship were successful in their application.

[flaninacupboard]

i had a quick look through the rules you need to meet - seems as though as long as you did a degree in a SOL subject and can speak good english you're ok.

alternatively i could go back to working at the library and then come in on that, librarian is a SOL job!

[Will Hay]

Depends how old you are, I believe you don't really need any qualifications if you apply under the mature age entry scheme.

It's not a certainty that you get citizenship after you do the course but in a recent report it showed that approx 95% of international students who applied for citizenship were successful in their application.

What abut those that have degrees already, and are a little older, shall we say?
Will

[Capmaster]

Judicious use of spicy language can be a powerful tool as long as it doesn't start replacing other words in your vocabulary. What is the line "excessive cursing is the crutch for the lazy mind" or something like that. Too much defeats the purpose.

I was on another DVD board and I described one card as "a damn nice card". It was censored to "a %#&@ nice card". I mentioned it to the admin and he changed the policy.

This board has the right level of tolerance, IMHO. We can speak our minds as long as we don't go overboard. Bravo Baldrick

[pacmania_2001]

That's probably easier than completing a degree then.

It's a good life for the most part down here despite a few minor qualms I have. If you are interested more drop me a PM and I should be able to answer your questions.

[pacmania_2001]

Depends how old you are, I believe you don't really need any qualifications if you apply under the mature age entry scheme.

It's not a certainty that you get citizenship after you do the course but in a recent report it showed that approx 95% of international students who applied for citizenship were successful in their application.

What abut those that have degrees already, and are a little older, shall we say?
Will

Depends on your field of study and whether it is need in Australia as to how they judge your application. If I remember correctly you are a surveying engineer (apologise if I am wrong), my brother is in the same field and according to him they are in relative need so you might have a good chance.

It's best to talk to your local Australian embassy if you want the detailed rules about immigration.

[Will Hay]

Close enough, I'm a Quantity Surveyor in Construction (rather than Engineering), my wife also has a degree but in some bloody Biology thing.
Thanks for the heads-up, something for the future perhaps.

Will Hay

[Will Hay]

Reading and comprehension are two different things.
One poster said that it *really* was pointless and irritating

It certainly was

(referring to someone quoting)
They want it taken out of context I guess. Fuel
the fire and stir the flames.. btw where is Indo??

Fuel the fire and stir the flames?
Where is indo?
Isn't that the 'pot calling the kettle black'?

Getting reported was really hilarious..

What, really, really, really hillarious?
Will

[bugster]

I think one or two forum members already know my feelings on this subject, at least to a certain extent. But because I feel at least partly responsible for raising this issue I should make my feelings clear.

I have no problems with occasional use of foul language in a suitable context. I agree it can be useful occasionally to emphasise a point or help to show the feelings being expressed. However there comes a point where it simply becomes pointless and, especially if directed at one or more individuals, offensive. This is where I try and draw the line.

Personnaly I do swear in everday conversation, but as others have pointed out, you choose your audience for this kind of language (most of the time anyway), refraining from it in certain circumstances. Only an idiot would tell a police officer to **** off when stoppped for a minor traffic offence but wouldn't think twice about swearing at another motorist that had just rear-ended them. However here on dvdrhelp.com we cannot see our audience and it may include younger or more sensitive people that are more easily offended than ourselves.

Although the forum rules do not forbid swearing explicitly, they do say

You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-orientated or any other material that may violate any applicable laws

and some use of foul language could easily be considered obscene or vulgar.


So to me its all about context and moderation.

Just my thoughts.

[ChrisX]

Getting reported was really hilarious..
From a fellow Aussie too!

Your post is a pointless one for a start on a pointless subject. What is the point of using **** in bold all the way down on your message like that and having offensive JFC at the bottom.

This isn't funny, just unnecessary and no need for it to be that way. I don’t give a stuff that you were in shock and I know you an Aussie too.

A friendly suggestion, modify your post.

[glockjs]

holy flame war is coming and im gonna run and hide, has jaxx farted yet?

[Will Hay]

holy flame war is coming and im gonna run and hide, has jaxx farted yet?

That's the second time today, are ou smoking something?

has jaxx farted yet?

We can only hope he does quickly!!!!
Will

[The village idiot]

holy flame war is coming and im gonna run and hide, has jaxx farted yet?

I have a nice new fire resistant suit, and a big tank of compressed air... I'm going to pull up a chair and watch


Hell, it looks like the naughty word filter is a comin' Can I have input as to which words get filtered?

I'll start the list off now:

TGPO
rabbit
Avid
Princo
Naked Geek (naked is OK, geek is OK, but when combined )
RIAA
MPAA
Utah
Kazaa
AOL
P2P
clown
midget

I'll think up more a little later.

[glockjs]

well hay, or maybe i should just start out with will hay at least your in a better mood now. hell hath no fury like will hay's scorn.

smoking is baaad, mmmkay.

[pacmania_2001]

I think this thread has run it's course and I think we all agree that in context, not used for flaming, in small doses and not combined with any religious deities that the use of swear words is okay.

Anyway, time to lock this thread before the flame war takes total control.