I'm interested in what people think about this issue. I'm as guilty of using foul language as the next person, so I'm not wagging my finger in indignation.
But I suspect most people here have a "less cursing for thee, but not for me" attitude. We may recoil at another's profanity-filled rant...right before we start one of our own. And it isn't as if there isn't plenty to rant about: theocratic bigots, chickenhawks sending unprepared troops off to Iraq, the dismantling of the middle class, etc. There are plenty of reasons to drop the "f-bomb".
Also, I wonder what new visitors think when they arrive and find a series of profanity-laden "news" stories. Is it a turn off? Are people less likely to refer others to diaries that might make their mother blush?