Reply #400: Personally I think it is great that those posts were deleted.

[cate94]

I alerted on one of those posts- before Skinner said he wouldn't delete any posts on this thread. Not only did that specific post not add to the discussion, it was essentially homophobic nonsense. It belittled the very purpose of the thread.

While I understood the original intent of not deleting, I think the fact that these posts are now gone is indicative that we are being heard. It feels to me like they understood some of the concerns about homophobia not always being as obvious as an outright slur.

I think it is great that they are trying to respond.

I also think the links provided by various posters on this thread proved the point about hostility, as did the numerous quotes provided. We can point to this very thread w/o the additional hostility to prove the point.