I was browsing last night and happened upon another forum for vapers. I read, oh, maybe 20 posts. The profanity, sexually explicit comments etc. just turned me off. I am not a prude by any stretch of the imagination (well, maybe just a wee bit), but I was taught to be careful what I put in writing, especially on a public venue. It got me thinking about ECF and what a pleasant place this is. I do not like to be "moderated" and I don't agree with every rule, BUT I appreciate all the work done by the moderators here. There are times I would like to use a wordy dirt but I don't because I value my membership and do not want to jeopardize it with a stupid expletive. Nor do I wish to read about anyone's sexual exploits with our without vaping. For all those times I just tangle my fingers and bite my qwerty tongue to avoid telling someone to just "get over it", there are just as many times I realize how much I enjoy this troll free, spam free and flame free environment.
So, thank you admin and moderators for giving us a great place to learn and share. It is unusual in the forum world, IMO.
BTW, the forum I found was attached to a really good website so I was really surprised. I don't think it was moderated in any form.
Other forums are where you get to read all the back-stabbing gossip. Just don't post anything and you fly under the radar.