Jackwithalife wrote:
rojo and wejo could control this by (1) relegating all non running threads to a "non running" sub forum, (2) requiring registration to post, and (3) deleting the racist and sexist threads and banning the OPs.
Yes, they "could" control this, but who decides which threads are racist or sexist? This is an open, anonymous forum that allows people to say what is on their mind whether anyone likes it or not.
This is what I like most about this place. Nobody is forcing me to read things that I don't like. When I do see something that riles me up, I just let it blow by me or I respond with my opinion. I take no issue with people speaking freely, and reading things from people who have a different perspective sometimes gives me additional insight.
The OP in this instance is right. There are a lot of threads here devoted to the "hotness" of various professional runners. It's actually a topic of great interest to most men, and we should not have to apologize for that.
However, the derogatory, crass comments that always tend to occur in such threads are in very poor taste. Really, if we want to see more naked hot women step forward we had best keep any negative comments to ourselves. THIS is why we can't have nice things here and why so many women find this place inhospitable.