Quote Originally Posted by AdrianII
Dear Simon, you are dead wrong. Some of us are having quite a bit of fun lately. For instance Devastating Dave and me. Many others take themselves too darn serious to appreciate a joke or laugh at themselves. Too bad.
Yes, it may be fun for some people to throw anal references and scatalogical "humour" at each other (and non-participants). However, you did not seem too thrilled about it earlier in this thread. Moreover, it is not fun for some others who at least take the topics seriously, whatever their own self-regard.

As you observe, people have different levels of sensitivity to the form of communication but in the Backroom, it is not the lowest level that sets the minimum standards. The forum rules are that discussion be civil and courteous.

In a potentially explosive topic like this - dealing with race and real deaths - I think we have an extra responsibility not to be crass and to try to unpick the issues with care. And being crass will tend to derail others actually having a discussion. This post is just an illustration of that - I am arguing with you over form, when I want to be arguing with Menedil over substance.