Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Rules For the rest of the Site also accessible on the sidebar.
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The BBC banned 67 songs during the first Gulf War because they considered them unsuitable for broadcast. Some of the songs that were banned include: "Atomic" by Blondie, "Boom-Bang-a-Bang" by Lulu, "Bang Bang" by BA Robertson, and "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot me Down)" by Cher. The BBC has banned songs in the past for a variety of reasons, including: Sentimentality The BBC has banned songs that they considered to be sickly sentimental. For example, during World War II, the BBC banned "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" from the 1918 Broadway show Oh, Look!. Morbidity The BBC banned "Monster Mash" in 1962 because they considered it to be "too morbid". Taste The BBC banned Valance's version of "Tell Laura I Love Her" because they considered it to be in "bad taste". Horrific The BBC banned The War Game in 1965 because they considered it to be "too horrifying for the medium of broadcasting".