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I posted, in the misfires section, an awesome picture of a whale visiting our boat. In a very short time, Keith and the aptly named "Bonehead Doc" had posted politicly oriented racial slurs to that thread. I commented on that and Keith suggested that if I didnt like it, I should quit. Thats what I am going to do. I am so disappointed that what used to be a really enjoyable place to share experiences, data and wit has degenerated to this level. The misfires section and even this one at times is full of racial and sexist slurs, insults, threats of violence, talk of torture, conspiracies...life is too short to put up with stuff like that....

I understand Chuck, on another site I made the mistake of trying to have a civil discussion about grouse hunting with a .410. You'd think I was on a Muslim site and had disparaged Allah the way I got dumped on. Internet bullies pretty much turn me off and that sure turned me off to that website.
Steve

From there we talked about eating one and other Eskimo delicacies. I still say the meat smells like a plugged sewer so the whales are safe from me.

Well, I for one will miss you and your fresh approach.
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I read all the posts & I don't see what Last Dollar is upset about.

The only possible objection I have is that I think the whale looked a lot more like Hillary Clinton in a wet suit than the first lady.

Also feel this way. However, that's the other side of free speech. As Peter the Great of Russia rightly noticed, when no limitations are imposed on what people say, everyone's stupidity is apparent. Don't take these rants personally, they are really only displays of the level of mental and emotional development, and speak more about the speakers than about what the speakers think they're bullying. And remember these speakers have the right to speak their mind out same as you and me.

On the other hand, I think we all should be thankful for the misfires section. It serves as a sort of a goblin reservation, a vent for certain people's feelings, keeping most of unrelated emotions out of the main section. Without misfires, these rants would have to happen in main section, and that would really be the end of the forum. Let it be... Practice Zen... Don't take it too hard.

LD posted a very cool and interesting photo of something that many will never have the chance to experience up close, and he's probably tired of such things being used as a base for clever political comments.

Yea, LD take it easy, I agree with the gentleman above, because I still can't find where it was all that bad. And some of the comments were kind of funny!!

The thread was under "Full Frontal Nudity...". I'm not sure what his motives were for that prurient title, but maybe he should have called it "Great Pictures of a Whale". Don't get your knickers in a knot LD when you are the guy with the clever come on. You folded your tent when you moved to old Mexico. Enjoy.

Last Dollar, I sympathize.

In normal human discourse it is possible to have civil conversations with people who might disagree on any number of issues and at any level. Gun forums, for some reason, seem to bring out the vulgar and the name-callers. I am on a number of other lists (art, science) and nobody there politicizes posts, expresses constant negative thoughts and makes up crap about our government, our President and fellow Americans and wallows in nutty conspiracy theories.

This isn't the worst forum - other gun sites are far worse but the unbalanced rants that get posted on these forums will just confirm the anti's impressions of the gun world if they ever discover these sites. Just imagine the damage that would be done if just a dozen or so of the foulest rants were to go viral!

Shotgun World went crazy with racist crap around 2008 but the moderators seem finally to have it under control.