I recently had my post altered by someone!  I used a word to describe a person as an issue of a sexual encounter unblessed by marriage--a b.....d.  When the post appeared I saw, to my surprise, that someone had changed the word to "dudes".  I was shocked!  I was unaware that we were subject to bowdlerization censorship or even editing.  The word I used was not meant to be offensive and is used in everyday parlance.  My grandchildren in Junior high school have a vocabulary that would horrify a sailor of the1950,s and this word would seem to be as harmless as a golden retriever.I shall remain silent as to my opinion of this practice as this is not my house, I do not make the rules andhave only recently arrived.  I am, however, curious as to what the rules are.  Is there a published list ofbanned words or phrases and if so how might I access it so as not to be boorish again?  Further, wouldit be acceptable if I wrote the word in Italian, French, Latin or Attic Greek as was the case years agowhen some books were published, but certain portions were in languages probably unknown to membersof the "great unwashed" who might have procured the book at a second hand stall. This query is notintended to question "the authority" nor to use words merely to "outrager la bourgeoisie", but to complywith the rules of the house.  I was in the military for five years and fully understand the need for rulesand the chaos that reigns when they are flaunted.  I await guidance.There is another question.  What are all these ranks I see next to the names of people?  Can one advance?  What are the rules--is one co-opted?  Does it depend on time in house or number of posts?Does the length or quality of the posts matter?  Finally--would it be possible to see the full list of ranksor titles in the hierarchy?Thanking you in advance for you kind attention to these questions,kind regards: Willy D (Agoraomai).