Zidvicious, I definitely support your point. It is true that offensive comments, that includes sexual innuendo if it offends other members, are not permitted in these forums. BZ was never intended to be the measuring rod for whether or not you have enough fun in your life. This IS a forum for communicating one's views; however, to protect the rights of all members there are rules, policies and expectations. THAT IS the issue.
If you want to engage in private banter (e.g. sexual innuendo) with another member because that is your idea of fun, send PMs to each other; that is a good use of private messages.
Unfortunately, too many new members begin posting and do not take enough time to read the rules and guidelines carefully. These members demonstrate their irresponsibility and unreasonableness when they are upset because they have received unofficial and official warnings from me or other moderators.
If you feel that we are too sensitive and do not know how to have fun, then this is not the place for you. There is only one solution!
you're talking about the same forum who has
in it's content, right ?!
i guess rules work to a huge extent to some and to none for others. applying 'rules, policies and expectations' to ones and not the rest based on your 'personal liking', is called being a hypocrite.
so if you take those 'rules, policies and expectations' so seriously because of a joke and if you're such a good moderator, then maybe you should inspect this WHOLE FORUM more accurately and carefully for content that states much more as a threat than a simple and harmless joke.