But I think deleting threads like this doesn´t solve anything either, it only leaves people with unresolved and burried resentments, which they take out later somewhere else. Also, I saw many topics which weren´t offensive to me, but they were taken down. Like the last one where one woman got offended by the OP saying he is uncomfortable by some quiet ppl in the workplace. But he was just honest and not meant to offend anyone. He probably didn´t know it would be taken as offensive.
There are often comments you wont see that get deleted, so it can be difficult for regular users to judge what is going on when a thread flames up. If the thread does not reform after the initial flame and warnings given out and bickering continues (and gets deleted again) , we usually all agree to delete or close a thread. Often giving out infractions if people cannot be civil.
You have to ask yourselves, we are all adults here, why behave like a child if someone does not agree with you? Why carry on when a moderator warns you not to? We cannot put it down to mental illness as I'm a member of many different forums on the net and see this going on (and from grown men in their 40's!). For example, on SAUK I'm know for my left wing views and my campaigning for the rights of the disabled, equality, religious and racial tolerance, I'm passionate in my beliefs but I've never personally attacked anyone who opposes my views.
Even in SAUK's basement and all its freedoms they delete and remove topics which flare up, maybe you should create a forum for people with MH issues where they can heatedly row and insult one another? The mods here did not have a blank sheet to work with, we got told how this place should be run, I've managed to get a few concessions over the years and also blatantly refused to moderate 'suicide' cry for help threads. I'd rather let them be than delete them and told the webmaster to do it himself.
