Joe,

I think your taking the right line here. My old Headmaster used to say "If we give you greater freedom then the greater is your responsibility to use it wisely"

Because the internet and Mudcat are free forums we have to take responsibility for how we use them. Personally I'm here for the music and if I find threads that are personal arguments or displaying excessive prejudice I can excercise the responsibility to leave them. If others cannot take responsibility for being mature and tolerant then we have the freedom to ignore them.