Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/01/rspb_censorship_forum/
Twitchers in a flap over 'cock' gagging
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Posted in Bootnotes, 1st June 2007 14:31 GMT
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Bird botherers down at RSPB forums (http://forums.rspb.org.uk/) are in a flap over the avian conservation charity's censoring of the word "cock".
Furious cock commenter JohnD, of Holmfirth, challenged moderators: "When is it not in order to refer to a male bird as a **** and a femail [sic] as a hen? It's censorship that is just silly," the Evening Standard reports. Other hide inhabitants ponder the issue here (http://forums.rspb.org.uk/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1432).
The site's administrators pleaded that their white label forum software was to blame for the puritanical ban. One RSPB cock apologist replied to JohnD: "It is far from an ideal situation, but it is better to be safe than sorry."
Happily, the forum takes a more liberal stance on tits - blue, great, or otherwise. ®