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Re: Remove fortune quotes attributed to or providing admiration of Adolf Hitler [pr bin/52735]



On Sun, 19 Nov 2017, coypu%sdf.org@localhost wrote:

I still think that we should remove offensive quotes, and if people
cannot agree on it, all of fortune.

We have an "offensive" collection/database. _Moving_ offensive quotes to the -o file is an appropriate action; removing the quotes in their entirety is not appripriate, IMHO.

As the man page says (paraphrased) if you're not willing to _be_ offended, don't ask for an offensive fortune.


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