On the ridiculous notion of "unnecessary":
It would not be considered particularly bizarre to use the word "luddism" or "Luddite" in documentation. Luddism, originally referring to a specific political movement, has long since transcended its literal connotations. If you want a political equivalent, it would be like referencing luddism in documentation. The word fuck, despite your disapproval of it, has versatile meaning and can be used in a variety of ways in general speech. Putting weird political rants into your documentation would presumably not serve a purpose. That is an actual reason to not blow smoke into somebodies face, it isn't just tradition. Do you have the same objection of "screwing off"? I anticipate you claiming that you have objections to the phrase, but do you have the same magnitude of objections? Or is one worse than the other? The word "fuck" evolved past "sexual acts and bodily functions" _centuries_ ago. You do it for the benefit of others, not solely out of tradition. Not chewing with your mouth open, or not using misogynistic swear words, is more on the level of putting on underwear and pants before going to work. Not using the word "fuck" is on the same level as wearing a tie to work, there is no remaining reason to do it outside of tradition. The other is an irrational taboo, a relic that use to be rational but hasn't been for decades. Three of these are rational taboos because people actually are bothered by them. The reason I don't use misogynistic or racist language (this notably includes a few choice "swear words") is because people actually do have their feelings hurt by it. The reason I don't insult people is because people actually do have their feelings hurt by it. The reason why I do feel comfortable swearing is because people actually don't have their feelings damaged or hurt by it. Hold up, the reason I don't chew with my mouth open is that people don't want to see my chewed up food (basically pre-vomit). It mentioned, among other things, how silly it is that the smell of popcorn is said to be "unprofessional". Joel Spolsky has a great essay about this that I wasn't immediately able to find. "If you follow these silly rules, you can pretend to be an adult!"
GTFO DEFINITION PROFESSIONAL
More generally, I think this almost arbitrary division of professional vs unprofessional things does a big disservice to actual differences in professionalism like courtesy, personal responsibility, and reliability. I don't think that's true and we should stop acting like it is. We have this weird notion that it's OK for us to curse individually but that there's this wider world out there that hates cursing. With that out of the way, the pearl-clutching about the word "fuck" and how unprofessional it is irritates me. Plus, the har-har pretense that GTFO means "General termination of future operations" is childish. I think this is a good change because GOAWAY is simpler, more obvious, and has a tone matching the actual operation.
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