I take everything with a grain of salt because there is no way to tell sarcasm, or any emotion from text on a screen. subtle things add and color the meaning of words and those subtleties are barely evident through

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you know? However, once you have read enough posts it is easier to tell which poster is ussually kidding an dwhich is drunk and which is just out to get a rise out of people, etc. that takes time
I like the moderator we have, because he is very hands-off, but I also understand that many people like me check this place at work and do not want outright porno pics on their screen.