Nope, Steve, it's shit. The forum is also for everybody, including first timers who think that's what Mudcat is. So who does Mudcat belong to? People who don't like the shit, or those who enjoy rolling around in it?

Fundamentally, the objectionable stuff has found a home here because, unlike usenet or other places on the internet, people just go elsewhere and ignore the fuckwits instead of flaming the holy hell out of them. They just STOP OPENING THE THREAD. They give up.

As for the admonition to stop opening threads that piss you off, could you tell that to the 5 or 6 people who are keeping this monstrosity going. While Max has made it possible for you to engage in such games, you have to realize people will develop an opinion of your intelligence and niceness based on you doing so. Every now and then, we're likely going to bitch about it, but you're free to not read those posts.