Perhaps. But I'm not taking over THEIR threads. Mutual respect and live and let live is the only way for the forum to remain viable.

So why can't the jokesters back the hell off? Don't like politics and religion threads--ignore them. Don't come into them with the intention of wrecking them.

If you don't like/can't function in the argument/debate mode, and wrongly interpret someone strongly arguing with your opinion as getting personal when they aren't (because you don't like conflict, are thin skinned, or whatever), then stay out of the debate/argument threads, instead of taking out the flamethrowers or starting a nasty, personal attack thread against the person who you feel has wronged you.