Timeline for Why is "incest" a blocked word for the hot list?
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| Oct 15, 2014 at 14:24 | comment | added | Shog9 Mod | New title is all around better: more descriptive, less "click-bait" | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 18:08 | history | edited | mechalynx | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 14, 2014 at 18:05 | comment | added | mechalynx | @Shog9 you're probably right on that and although I have heard it used non-casually, my point was simply that it defines something specific and can't be replaced with another word, without losing accuracy (even "inbreeding" doesn't specify the exact same thing and even if it did, I'd assume offense would be the same, if any). Since it refers to something without necessarily implying that the user approves or disapproves, I'll change "technical term" to "specific term that cannot always be replaced without losing meaning". | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 17:58 | comment | added | Monica Cellio | Actually, the term comes up legitimately and technically on Mi Yodeya, in questions about the laws of forbidden marriages. A search there will reveal several, though (so far) none in titles. It's possible that this could come up on other religion sites too (and maybe History). | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 17:33 | comment | added | Shog9 Mod | I'm not disputing the nature of the question - I'm disputing your characterization of "incest" as a technical term, @ivy_lynx. I'm fairly certain it is a much narrower term, used to refer specifically to social taboos - I've never encountered it used professionally outside of that scope. | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 17:22 | comment | added | mechalynx | @Shog9 The question wasn't focused specifically on animal husbandry however - the stronger focus is on inbreeding between individuals of an intelligent species. The OP already mentions inbreeding amongst animals and that we perform it, but it was not the main focus, hence the terminology used. | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 17:18 | comment | added | Shog9 Mod | Technical as it may be, I've never heard a breeder use the term "incest". Seen plenty of folks who aren't familiar with animal husbandry use it, to the general amusement of those they're speaking to. | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 16:43 | comment | added | Adam Lear StaffMod | @ivy_lynx I don't think it's worth putting the effort into it to get it done completely right (let people know when new sites are launched, etc). I can see how it could be confusing, but even a subject line warning just isn't a concern for the vast majority of questions since they won't come close to making the list in the first place. | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 16:41 | comment | added | mechalynx | @AnnaLear true but perhaps the opposite solution would work best: block questions for anonymous users but allow logged-in users to decide, with either everything unblocked by default or having the auto-blocking list active by default, allowing users to fine-tune later. It seems to me that would be the best of both worlds. | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 16:35 | vote | accept | mechalynx | ||
| Oct 14, 2014 at 16:32 | history | edited | mechalynx | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 14, 2014 at 16:32 | comment | added | Adam Lear StaffMod | Letting users pick which sites to include, while nice, wouldn't work for the majority of people who visit our sites anonymously. | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 16:31 | answer | added | JaydlesStaffMod | timeline score: 26 | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 16:30 | history | edited | Adam LearStaffMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 14, 2014 at 15:46 | comment | added | Tim B | My first thought is that the title is provocative and risks offending some people therefore it's been reduced in site visibility as a result. | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 15:38 | comment | added | Tim B | @gnat Incest is not a swearword though. | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 15:36 | comment | added | gnat | censorship :) | |
| Oct 14, 2014 at 15:29 | history | asked | mechalynx | CC BY-SA 3.0 |