oggie wasn't asking for any kind of censorship of the Mudcat, so far as I could see. He or she was suggesting that as individuals we should think before we mouth off, and what is wrong with that? Isn't that what we all try to do in our daily lives? Why should that be a reason to attack him or her?

And that term "Adult" - God, the way it gets distorted and misused on the net. People of all ages come here and are welcome here. That doesn't mean we should be frightened to say things we feel should be said in the language that seems right. But we don't have to jump down the throat of someone making a polite suggestion.

The best insults are studied and lurid and forcible and don't include taboo words at all. Those should be preserved for recreational purposes, such as putting a bit of rhythm in a sentence, or when you've banged your finger with a hammer.