Indeed its a very fine line drawn in the proverbial sand. How to determine the depth and breadth of an offense is often difficult.
That is why some forums simply choose to disallow in their entirely any discussions of any potential intrigue regarding politics/ religion or toilet training depending upon the nature and outlook of the cleintele to whom they cater.
The fact that this is a bike forum plays a huge role. There are posts in lots of the threads here that would get the author banned for life in some other forums that cater to different interests.
We do seem to have much thicker skin around here than in many other locales.
