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Money Incorporated Digest 50
MONEY INCORPORATED DIGEST #50
RELEASED 8 AUGUST 1995
WRITTEN BY: SLEEPY
TODAY'S TOPIC: WHY AOL.SUCKS or AOL's Secret TOS
MONEY INCORPORATED ARE: SLEEPY
SONIC FURY
CCRIDER
THE BIG CHEESE
JULIO
SEXECUTIONER
OFFIECER FRIENDLY
While re-aquainting myself with the net after being absent for almost 18
months, I have noticed a shocking trend. AOL has opened the floodgates, and
themorons have come tumbling out! Keeping with the Money Inc. tradition of
hating people for no reason, (they ARE stupid though), I have become a staunch
ssupported of alt.aol-sucks. Until AOL allows us access to their shit,
instead of being the town leech, I will continue to fight the war.
This is an internal AOL memo indicating what, specifically, "bad words" are. Most of these words
are sexual slang, but some others - most notably those relating to homosexuality - are also deleted.
Note also the policies, footnotes, and rating systems in this document.
It is impossible to contend that this document isn't a censorship system.
VULGARITY GUIDELINES
This section contains examples of vulgar, conditionally vulgar, and acceptable phrases and
subjects. Synonyms of these are usually unacceptable. Gender should not be taken into account; if
"men on men" is not allowed, neither is "women on men". Asterisks and other symbols cannot be
used to "mask" a violation if any letters of the vulgarity are still present. "F--- you" is vulgar, but
"my *** hurts" is okay.
Staff should use judgement in warning members who ask if certain things are vulgar. If the
member appears genuine, the staffer should answer the question via IM or E-Mail, or refer the
member to Keyword: TOS if they feel uncomfortable answering; they should also suggest that the
member restrict future questions to E-Mail or IMs. If the member begins to use the "question"
format to spout vulgarity, the member should be given a friendly reminder to keep such things to
private communication. If the member continues, a warning is in order.
If a phrase comes up that is not listed here, use your judgement to decide
whether to warn the member, and send E-Mail to your online supervisor to
obtain an official decision.
69 - rooms (sexual)
adultery - OK
anti-AOL - (6)
anti-Guide/Staff - (6)
ass - (5)
bare skin - OK
bears - OK
bearskin - OK
bi - OK
bitch - (2)
blow (job) - vulgar
bondage - vulgar
bound to tease - (Rooms)
boys - rooms
clit - vulgar
cock - vulgar
come - (3)
cornhole - vulgar
couples - OK
cross dressing - rooms
cum - (3)
cunnilingus - vulgar
cunt - vulgar
damn - OK
defecation - vulgar
dick - vulgar
do me - rooms
dom - rooms
domination - rooms
douche - vulgar
dykes - (11)
erotic - rooms
fags - vulgar
fart -
fascism - (7)
fellatio - vulgar
feltch - vulgar
fetishes - rooms
flirt - OK
fuck - vulgar
gay - OK
gay bears - OK
gay couples - OK
gay lovers - rooms
gay teens - rooms
gay young adults - OK
gay youth - rooms
gay videos - OK
genitalia - vulgar
gif - (4)
girls - rooms
graphics - OK
graphic exchange - (4)
hell - OK
horny - vulgar
hot - (8)
hot men/women - OK
hot tub - OK
hot videos - rooms
insults - rooms
KKK - (7)
kinky - rooms
lambda - OK
leather - rooms (sexual)
lesbian - OK
let's go private - OK
lingerie - rooms
looking for - OK
lust - rooms
masturbation - vulgar
men for men - OK
men on men - rooms
men to men - OK
men - OK
Nazi - (7)
nigger - vulgar
nudity - (9)
oral - rooms (sexual)
panties - rooms
penis - vulgar
pervert - rooms
piss - (5)
private rooms - OK
pussy - vulgar
queers - (11)
racial issues - (7)
sadomasochism - vulgar
sapphos - OK
semen - vulgar
sex - (10)
sexual devices - vulgar
shaved - rooms
shower - rooms (sexual)
shit - vulgar
slave - rooms
slut - vulgar
spanking - rooms
stud - OK
sub - rooms
submissive - vulgar
swingers - OK
suck - (5)
teen shower - rooms
teens - rooms
teens wanted - rooms
tit - vulgar
transsexual - vulgar
transvestite - vulgar
ts - rooms
tv - OK
twat - vulgar
underwear - rooms
urination - vulgar
vagina - vulgar
video - rooms (sexual)
virgins - OK
wanted - OK
wet - (8)
whips & chains - vulgar
who like - OK
who love - OK
who want - rooms (1)
women for women - OK
women on women - rooms
women to women - OK
women - OK
youth - rooms</UL>
Key:
VULGAR: Unconditionally vulgar.
ROOMS: Vulgar in room names or screen names.
ROOMS (SEXUAL): Vulgar in room names or screen names if possibly sexual.
These words are only allowed in screen names or room names if other phrases
clearly make them not sexual. For instance, a member may not create a room
"Oral," but "Oral Roberts" is permitted. " Slaves here" is not allowed, but
"Free the slaves" is. "Jimmy69" would be fine, but "Ilike69" would have to
be deleted.
OK: Acceptable. These words do not, in and of themselves, constitute
vulgarity or sexual connotations.
1 * who want *: If referring to people, this is not allowed in room names.
For instance, "Men who want women" is vulgar, while " Men who want a car" is
not.
2. Bitch: Vulgar if an insultable person, place, or thing is being called a
bitch. "Life's a bitch" is fine, "My mom is a bitch" is vulgar.
3. Come/cum: Vulgar if used in a possibly sexual manner. "Cum over here"
is fine, "I come when I think if you" isn't.
4. GIF/Graphic Exchange: While not vulgar, this is not allowed in room
names due to the probability of illegal GIFs being exchanged.
5. Suck/Ass/Fart/Piss: Vulgar if used in a possibly or probably
sexual/vulgar manner ("suck me", "kiss my ass", "I just farted"), or if an
insultable person, place, or thing is said to be this. "The Redskins suck"
is fine, "Life sucks" is fine, "Jimmy sucks" is not fine. "Nirvana Kicks ass"
is OK, "Jenny is an ass" is not. "Rich is an old fart" is OK, "You should
hear my brother Fart" is not. "I'm pissed off" is OK, "Piss on you" is not.
Exception: A member may say that AOL, or any manifestation such as the
Hosts/Forum Staff, sucks.
6. Anti-AOL: We do not want to appear to censor members who speak out
against us. Anti-AOL comments, or comments protesting manifestations of AOL
such as Hosts, should not warrant a warning. However, comments which insult
or harass individual Guides or AOL employees should warrent a warning.
7. Racial Issues: Racial slurs are not allowed. Rooms promoting racism
(KKK Unite) are not allowed, but discussion of racial issues (KKK Discussion)
are.
8. Hot, wet: These are borderline words. Use your judgement, and consider
it vulgar if they're talking about "hot" as in sex, or "wet" as in feminine
moisture. Hot men/women/cars/videos/etc. are fine, as "hot" could be
referring to "good looking" or some other non-sexual thing.
9. Nudity: Discussion of nudity is fine; nude room names are a judgement
call.
10. Sex: This is a judgement call. "Sexy" is fine, as an adjective. The
word should never appear in room names or screen names as a noun (ILikeSex).
In other situations, use the context to determine whether the member was
committing a TOS violation. For instance, "Hey babe, anyone here wanna have
sex" would be a violation. "I didn't let my child see the movie because of
the sex in it" would not be a violation.
11. Dykes/Queers: This is OK if a member is refering to themselves. If it
is used "against" someone then it is warnable. However, this word requires
judgement.
There you have it, I have nothing to add to that slightly humorous memo.
COPYWRONG 1995, MONEY INC. HOLDINGS LTD.
ALL RIGHTS WRONGED.
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