I take your point LJ but that's the way discussions evolve on occasion and you've been around long enough to know that. We often have a meander around and that's the way it works sometimes. Trying to police threads is thankless and that's why we have mods.
But I can help you with the emojis if you like. Here's a good one.

Now give us a kiss.
Sadly, mods don't always perform their duties equitably, as favourites are allowed to behave as and when they want, whilst others are penalised for it.
The policing of threads would be somewhat eased if an 'Insult thread' were in place.
Anyone wanting to call someone a ****, or ******, or **** *** ,or something similar, could simply leave a message for the person he wants to insult, and meet him on the insult thread, and they can have a go at each other. Assuming they both want to play, of course, since attendance would be voluntary.
No banning orders would be forthcoming for such encounters.
Not everyone engages in the rather childish act of abusing and insulting others, but some simply cannot help themselves, and need to let off steam as their vocabulary, patience, etc., is somewhat limited.
With this 'insult thread' up and running, the main body of threads would become a more relaxed and enjoyable place to visit.
Just a thought, so don't anyone start insulting me for having it. O.K.
