"Nastiness for nastiness' sake is bane of the 'cat."
Not to me it isn't. I've left other forums which were really vicious, and yet other forums which were too sensitive and touchy for me. I think Mudcat is about right.

It's a debatable point as to where robustness becomes nastiness, anyway. And some people use Political Correctness as a weapon.

This is a statement of attitude, not an attack on someone.