If the entire forum is supposed to be pinball, CLEARLY the Off Topic bar shouldn't exist. That's a direct contradiction.

And as the word "f******" is in this very thread and hasn't been moderated, can I now infer that word is family friendly according to Pinside?

The easily offended know who they are. They could ignore a user, drain a topic or heaven forbid actually NOT CLICK on something. Many tools have been put in place to help folks protect themselves. Tilt warnings hide pictures but evidently users can't keep themselves from "un-hiding" the images.

To me it's all inane. Grow a pair or don't click where you don't think you should. And not just on Pinside of course.

No, I see what your point is; you're putting out a call to reduce negativity, and I agree. But let me clarify my point too: you have put MANY tools in place that weren't on Pinside before, from the downvote system, the tilt/hide system, the drain topic option, to the ignore user option. These are all tools people can use to shield themselves from this negativity that you are calling to reduce, which let me emphasize again that I agree with. What I was chuckling at and what I find absurd and ridiculous is the thought that anyone is going to find a public forum on the internet on ANY topic that is devoid of trolling or negativity, and that an open forum, even a well moderated forum like Pinside-- but an open forum of any kind is not a place for the easily offended. Especially in threads where people have lost thousands if not tens of thousands there's gonna be some pissy attitudes. The Pinball/boobs connection will no doubt be debated until the end of history anyway.

I agree and I'm being serious here, I'm wondering if that's a different user on his account. Seems out of character to me and something he wouldn't spend his time on. Also not consistent with the type of content he's ever posted before.

"If you don't have a life, get one" to me doesn't seem like something he would post to the pinball community.