"Mike" wrote in message
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John, was that really necessary? That's how all the crap gets started
around here. Unless it's a personal attack, leave it alone. If it *is* a
personal attack, it should be taken out of the group... but *that* will
never happen. It's a 'saving face' kinda thing.

Besides, that joke is an oldie but goodie.

Yes, it was. And, no, that's not how all the crap gets started around here.
The crap gets started by posters who feel this forum is suitable for
displaying their choice of OT subject, which offends another OT poster whose
tastes differ. Then another 4 or 5 OT posters chime in and the thread
stretches on forever. At some point the thread is cross-posted and the real
fun starts. Standing in the middle is some Solomon who attempts to determine
which posts are offensive and which are okay. At that point another argument
breaks out over the fairness of Solomon's judgments. Yes, the "personal
attack" threads are the most offensive, but it's the climate of "post what
you want" that grants approval to the posters who contribute to them.