Yes, Captain, I do have a true paternal instinct.

<i>And sorry, but you never said "openly ridiculed on the forum," you said "They should be able to use whatever phrases they like without open ridicule."</i> - Luthien Rogue

No, I didn't say that, but I did say, <i>"Are you calling people <b>here</b> (as in EoFF) stupid and retarded?"</i>

Saying, <i>"It's a variation of the word "sexy" and only people who enjoy looking stupid use it."</i> sort of implies to me that people who use the word are also seen as being stupid and not just the words that they use. I have an aversion to seeing the words <i>stupid</i> and <i>retarded</i> in the same post when they might be referring to other members. But if you say that that wasn't your intent and just your opinion of the words that they use, then carry on, as it must be a paranoid fabrication on my part.