Rape threats are a dime a dozen on the internet.

[MADem]

17. Naaah. I can deal with the beets. I avoid them--I don't pick them up, I don't look at them,

I walk right by them and don't even give them a passing glance.

See--"I" have the power. NOT the beets. I'm not going to allow those stupid beets--which are a tiny percentage of the total foodstuffs on offer at my grocer--to ruin my shopping experience. "I" make the decision--those beets have NO POWER OVER ME.

And again, if you don't like where the admins get their income, then SUPPLEMENT THEIRS. Buy the site out. It's real easy to tell people what they "oughta" do when they are not paying that person's bills!

Alternatively, if you think you can do better, get off the dime and do it. Fire up your own site. Make your own rules. Make an advertising deal so you can pay for the nuts-and-bolts. Hire some people to fix your gear when it breaks, that will be available around the clock. Be on guard constantly against Denial of Service attacks, troll swarms, and other fun stuff like that. Create your own reality.

The question has been asked and answered. The admins are proactive. Unless the country fires up the Internet Objectionable Speech Police, which you've said you do not support, we are where we're at. This IS a privately owned site. The owner has laid down his rules for his site. You might just want to manage your expectations--there will always be jerks who try to goad and bait. You're the one who won't get that Nirvana, at least not here--and you shouldn't expect it. As for those jerks, you've let them know that you're VERY sensitive indeed, when what you should be doing is telling them to pound sand and their hate can't touch you or bring you down.

These are pixels on a screen. They ONLY have power over you if you LET THEM.