The end of the post immediately before my jocular response.

Ag, but I make no claims otherwise, Ake - neither do I whine on about being hard done to or even bother much with the Holy Law. I gave your comment the contempt it deserved at the time, though in context (and retrospect) I feel it was a fair response to what I said, which was an equally fair response to your ongoing homophobic idiocy, and so on down the line. I'm just pointing out that you (and Jack the Flamer) give as good as you get - so why the hypocrisy, huh?

Otherwise, I think it's civilised enough around here. The worst I've ever had was a PM from Joe Offer a few years back saying I disgusted him for defending MtheGM's right to call me a c*nt. Top stuff!

I don't think anyone here is operating out of pure malice - the various Mudcat Trolls & Flamers are quite a mild bunch considering some of the stuff you see out there. Here it's just hearty banter spiced up with a touch of genuine heartfelt conviction and maybe just a pinch of disappointment that anyone could be so damn dumb in the face of so wondrous a diversity as The Cosmos and all we who dwell therein.