Quote Originally Posted by Multiterrainer View Post
Obviously the individual decides (in the Borrowdale thread case Balin) as to what they consider 'anti-whatever' or 'whatever-phobic' and feels the need to say so.

Personally there are things I occasionally find offensive that have reared their 'ugly-heads' on the forum from time to time but usually I just let it be coz I don't do arguments and anger.

Like DT I don't care much for swearing, nor the arrogance of those who feel its ok to speed on country roads (they know who they are and on that occasion I felt the need to respond), but most of all I dislike any personal insults to fellow forumites - the irony of this is that, as FM alluded to earlier, Balin is as guilty of that as much as anyone

http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showt...451#post207451
And therein lies the eloquent answer.

No-one is perfect, we are all capable of offence. Therefore, if something offends you stay away from that thing or that individual. That doesn't mean that you have to leave the forums here.....isn't there an option to not view a person's posts? If so, simply choose that option for the person who hath offended you....