Slartibardfast, sorry to see you go also, but I think you took offence too easily to what was posted. Yes it was tactless and badly worded, but sometimes one has to make excuses on a messageboard when dealing with different ages and cultures. You were in the right to start with, but immediately placed yourself in the wrong once the personal attack began. The moderator was right in that respect.

I strongly believe you should stay and just get over this minor incident. If you enjoy posting on this board there is no reason for you to leave. I myself had a few run ins with the men (and women) in green when I first started out here. Once you understand how the place operates it will all click into place. Your post was probably edited to diffuse the situation and maintain a "fuzzy atmosphere". If it had remained in place, it would have probably provoked more reaction from other posters and resulted in the thread going off topic and being closed. This way the thread stays open and the situation is diffused. I can understand that it may appear as a sort of "cover up" or an attempt to whitewash the whole thing, but it isn't.