This will be my final comment on this matter. It seems to me that the easiest solution for the ribaldry is for it to be moved to its own thread. I agree with inselpeter that many of his posts hav been at least tangentially languge-related, and I have no problem with posts that get one thinking. What happened the to the very language-focused thread on "Up" illustrates the ease with which my suggestion could be implemented. When the shift is made to pure banter, why not just start "Non-Word Stuff #X" and invite all who wish to post to that thread? That way, no one is having their freedom of expression stifled, and those who are looking for discussions on matters related to words can find them without having to wade through "off-topic" posts. I have been at least as guilty as anyone else in failing to do this, but shall try a little harder in future.
Salaam
