Language on this board is not really highly restricted as such, except for subject lines. And hey, it's not my board and if I don't like the rules, I can go somewhere else. I certainly use at least PG-13 language in my posts, and sometimes R language. I try to reserve the "F" word for very special occassions. I also try to remember that in cyberspace, it's all permanent. Anything I write now could have a very real chance of being accessed by my grandchildren someday. And my stuff has my name on it. Do you think about that when you write something?

In any case, I think it was more your actual use of the language than the words themselves that put people off. Compare your use of the word "shit" with a typical post of mine containing the word.

And I think all of us know better than to make obvious and blatant slurs on things like sexuality. There's a very broad range between being an uptight, left-wing politically-correct type and being Andrew Dice Clay.

Although I can't help but notice how gay the new $20 bill is...