Gee, you kind of set the tone for responses by supposing that this is a correct statement.
So let me introduce another question -- How many folks out there who are 'lurkers' would agree with this position:
(1) the forums should NOT have posts that attack others, use profanity, or include material that is clearly offensive
(2) but, the forums could be more fun if there could be a nice balance between topics that are strictly focus on geocaching and topics that deal with other interesting subjects, perhaps with their own place called 'off topic'
What do you lurkers think? I'm really interested, since the person who started this post says many of you have essentially been scared off. Is it the off topic stuff that you do not like, or just the hostile / offensive stuff?
I view this as an important question, because much of the heated discussion you folks might be observing is about getting an off topic section, not the right to be hostile or offensive.
HM