(I assume it was posts 225 and 227 on the Borrowdale thread) that appear to have offended you, Balin and Old Whippet. These were followed by post 234 therein.Originally Posted by Stick
For goodness sake! Don't you think you're getting this a little out of context and perspective, and taking a rather extreme position.
From what I can see, there are a couple of, in my view pretty innoculous and light-hearted posts (I assume it was posts 225 and 227 on the Borrowdale thread) that appear to have offended you, Balin and Old Whippet. These were followed by post 234 therein.
The danger you are taking is to encourage exactly the opposite to what I think you want to achieve. An extreme position encourages people to react with the opposite extreme...and I'm suprised that this hasn't already happened.
Maybe we're just an accomodating bunch after all eh...
As a new comer to the forum, basically, I suggest that comments that seem to be potentially offensive in tone, and excluding in practice make me less rather than more likely to hang around here.
At work I actively deal with this, because not hanging around is not an option. The 'no sense of humour' 'p.c. brigade' and 'you don't have to read it' defences are predictable.
I was pleased to see Balin voice what I was thinking, and am encouraged to see that some here can debate it seriously
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