Well John, I don't think you really read my thread. As I said, there are plenty of other places where you can discuss issues in the terms you like to use. Chris and Doug have just made it clear that this is not one of them. I am not censoring or censuring you, just trying to take some weight off of Chris' keyboard. I have no power here to censor anyone. Frankly I coud care less what you say or how you say it, but a member asked why the words were verboten.

I totally agree with you about the way our government is passing laws that outlaw objects instead of behavior and how those turn innocent people into criminals. My point was that sticking to the issues usually is more effective than name calling. Once you have labeled your opposition they become less human, and they will label you in return. This rarely produces results.

You know nothing about Porkopolis. It is not derogatory or demeaning and doesn't indicate a low self esteem, but rather a sense of humor. I live in Cincinnati, a town that is historically known for trade in animals meant for human consumption. The downtown area used to be full of stockyards and one of the city's nicknames was and is Porkopolis. We have the Flying Pig Marathon every year. While other cities put up fiberglass bulls, horses, bears, etc. my city put decorated fiberglass pigs all over the city. I suppose I could have put "The River City" or "The Queen City" for a location, but there are other cities that have those nicknames too. As far as I know there is no other city known as Porkopolis. I like it. It is funny (too me anyway). BTW I never scolded you or anyone else.

I'm not sure why you felt the need to search for my old posts. I may have used the term Keystone Cops. Maybe somebody should have pointed out that it was inappropriate. I'm human. I also admitted to freely using the PHRASECENSOREDPOSTERSHOULDKNOWBETTER. term, but that doesn't make it right.

In the future I'll let Chris K. answer his own questions I guess.