Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello,
My take on this is "would you say it in the pub to someone you didn't know?". If the answer is no or not sure, then don't post it.
If you said it in a pub you'd at best be ostracised, possibly be thumped or kicked out. Online really isn't that different, there is no carte blanche. We're adults and need to be responsible for our actions, we shouldn't even need Mods although I appreciate why there are.
As a forum primarily to support people, I don't think our target should be "would that be okay in a pub?"
The kinds of things that are upsetting members and making them not want to be here would go over just fine in lots of pubs, but I imagine the majority of people here wouldn't choose to spend their time in a place like that. It's not like casual sexism, racism, homophobia and generally being atrociously insensitive are extinct in our general society.