Probably more habit than real need. The theory once put forward was
that yaBe has targeted people and site which have posted comments that
yaBe thought were out of line.
Other common names such as C*non and N*kon are not listed to help
prevent searches from turning up the wrong site (archives) for people
looking for info.
-jeff
On 1/12/07, Chris Crawford <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Why are people so afraid to type the name EBAY ?? I see this so much on
> this list and in internet forums like dpreview.com where people misspell
> Ebay or refer to it as "That auction site we all know". What's the big
> deal? Is it illegal to write EBAY? A Sin? A taboo?
>
> Chris Crawford
> Santa Fe, NM
>
> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com
>
>
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