Hello Worrier
Thank you for your reply. I just want to clarify a couple of points.
First of all, it would take a hell of a lot more than a bit of text on the internet to offend me. Using derogatory words like f*g, poof or whatever say more about the person that resorts to using them, by far.
However, different words mean different things to different people and this is even more the case where we are dealing with people from all over the world.
Just because one person does not find a word offensive, does not mean others won't. We are all intelligent enough to know what words mean and that their intended meaning is to be derogatory.
Even if someone on here is using the forum for sexual gratification, hurtling abuse and judgments against them at best will only become inflammatory. Would you not agree that the best course of action is to ignore them and report them?
I know reporting is very subjective and some will want to see that 'justice is done' harshly and swiftly, whereas others don't see that anything needs to be done at all. It's all very, very subjective.
Given that, we have to accept that this is an international public platform and no level of scrutiny or security will ever eliminate those that wish to use the site for reasons other than its intended purpose. That does not make for comfortable reading, but that is the truth of the matter.
The best, in my opinion, that we can hope for is that the vast majority of this forum continue to talk about the real point of this forum and ignore those that do otherwise. Engaging with such people actually validates their existence.
I hope that makes sense.
Thanks