Well I just sent a message out via Yahoo, but I may as well put it here as well...
FWIW, I couldn't care less if I were to be called names on a forum, or other members call each other derogatory things. My forum experience was gained on a car forum were derogatory slurs are often placed by posters who disagree with each other. The mature ones ignore it as they should, the others beat their heads against their monitors trying to out slur their nemesis. To me it's funny stuff, and I find it entertaining to read. I've told the owners at AN pretty much the same thing. If I see that type of behavior in our forum on AN, I'll likely point it out to the site owners and let them decide how to handle it. My main goal is to keep the current events posted and as up-to-date as possible, to help facilitate the flesh-and-blood/face-to-face socializing that I feel we all enjoy.
Best to All, Barry