Hey Jet, some merit to your thread. But it happens across many other forums, as I'm sure we have all experienced.
There's no answer to it, apart from an individual reflection now and again on what we type, and think if we would really say that in a room full of other people we don't really know, or know some well but not others.
The written word can so easily offend, as it's difficult to convey context, and comments about certain groups or individuals usually leads to a sh1tfight at some stage!
I joined up here as the spirit of the forum of helping others and offering good advice seemed genuine, and I reckon it is. As I get older I find more to complain about, but Dazzler is spot on that we are lucky in many ways. I need to keep reminding myself of that!
"We should be too big to take offence and too noble to give it" said Abraham Lincoln.