Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:
In case people haven't noticed, just like the Surgeon General puts on a warning about the risks of smoking, Baron has put this warning on the Chit Chat forum:
"Not for the faint of heart. If you are easily offended, stay away from this forum! These threads will not appear on the homepage.
So let me get this straight....Baron warns people that are easily offended to stay from Chit Chat...yet people are bitching about what they read in Chit Chat, that they are offended...some have even threatened to leave ET because of what they read in Chit Chat, that if certain members are not banned, they will leave ET.
Isn't this a bit like those who ignore the warnings on the cigarette package, get cancer, then blame the Cigarette companies for the fact that they smoked?
Does Baron put special chemicals in Chit Chat that make those who find Chit Chat offensive unable to stay away, make them addicted?
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Here are the Rules. Make note of the third paragraph of #2. If you still have something to say, then it is really sad that proving a view that is blatantly wrong is more important to you than the truth. You want to say I'm whining, that's your choice. If it helps you feel better about being wrong then keep it up.
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