What is the demographic breakdown for active users on this site? I'll be shocked if it isn't at least 99% male. If you really want to monetize the site, do you cater to the 99% or piss on them to grow the 1%? I say figure out a way to grow the 1% while keeping the other 99% happy. Take a room full of guys shooting the shi*, bustin balls, and and talking about guy stuff like pinball. Tell them they need to tone it down, be nice, and make their conversations family friendly. Do you think the majority are going to view that positively or negatively? You can hope for the former all you want, but you can expect the latter from most.

The real source of negativity that needs to be addressed is the Jpop/Skit-B crap. I'm a member of car forums, investing forums, deal forums, fix-it forums, and a couple other pinball forums. This is the only forum I'm aware of where numerous members were screwed out of thousands of dollars by other members. That's a problem to address. Read it out loud to yourself. Forum members were screwed out of thousands of dollars by other forum members. I bet those 2 clowns can still post on the forum like nothing happened if they chose to. You want to piss people off and make them say nasty things they probably otherwise wouldn't? Take their thousands and don't give them what they expect in return. Drag it out for a couple years with lame ass excuses for good measure. Threats of violence are never acceptable, but those 2 situations have left a lot of people saying WTF? Pinside's handling of those situations? I'll stop now...... Flame suit on.......

It's not a term I use frequently, but my point is tell a group of guys what they can't do, they don't like it.

I think I've seen enough responses from the horses mouth to know it will just be more BS. You don't think so huh? They are finally gonna see the light and tell the truth?

Ok room full of women having a great time talking about women stuff. Add a man and tell them they need to make the conversation gender neutral. They need to make him feel welcome. You think they want that or do they want him to find a room full of guys to talk to?

I'm simply making observations and sharing MY opinion. You exaggerate and embellish. Anybody can watch Comedy Central, but the president of Comedy Central knows which demographic is his bread and butter. It isn't women and children and advertisers aren't buying ad space on CC to target women and children . Robin can do whatever he wants, but this is going to be a business right?

I admit it it. I posted a pic of a man's bare boobs once. It seemed funny at the time. I won't do it again.