My apologies to all
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Nah, the Jane Austen post brought out the "I'm more literate than you" elitists. The Dato must go post seems to have stirred suggestions of various mechanisms for banishment, some of which were recently directed at a user with obvious English as a second language issues and an overblown obsession with gold status. In the end the chap was persecuted off the site by the vigilantes. That was bad enough happening in the Lounge, but would be a tragic destruction of the unencumbered freedom of stupid expression that makes the soapbox so much fun. If this place wasn't contentious, it would have no reason to exist at all.
Strangely enough, I've never read Jane Austen; I've only come across that quote. I may start reading her works just to see what pisses off people. :)
Cheers, Vıkram.
Stand up to be seen. Speak up to be heard. Shut up to be appreciated.