The tone and language of many recent posts is horrible.

[Stephanie]

[quote richorlin]Don't you remember your mother telling you it's not what you say, but how you say it.
Sometimes your "jokes" cut to the quick. whether you realize it or not.
That's what makes online communication difficult - you often can't tell for certain just how a comment is "meant" to be interpreted (unless, of course, it's just outright nasty).