Well just as I suspected, this thread is flushing out all the homophobic people out there.

I do hope there is a policy against homophobic language use and insults aimed at individuals.
I do hope those who have posted such language get reprimanded for doing so.
I do hope that BB.com will take a stand against homophobia and do what is right!
A NO TOLERANCE POLICY.

If I were a mod I'd ban anybody that uttered a homophobic word in a flippant or derogatory insulting way, exactly the same I would for a racist word or term.

Any reason why this is not being done?
Mods?

*******
A term for brotherly celebration of friendship; n. Comrade. Companion. Friend. Pal. Silly Beaver.
Hey ya *******! How she be goin'?

You should know better! You are obviously part of this problem.
This is quite clearly not a proper dictionary definition, I found the same one myself towards the bottom of a list submitted by unofficial individuals.
The majority definition and most recognised one is that it is a differentiated spelling for '***got'
I also did a google search
'TOP DEFINITION
Op is a *******
Used in online forums to denote the thread creator is homosexual. '***got' is spelt '*******' due to the fact many forums block the former.'

*******
A term for brotherly celebration of friendship; n. Comrade. Companion. Friend. Pal. Silly Beaver.
Hey ya *******! How she be goin'?

i agree, the world has changed and the misc is stuck in the stone age

Reported OP for defamation and harassment. Falsely implying that posters are homophobic is a major no-no around here, boyo.

***SERIOUS POSTING!***


Ive returned to these boards after a very long absence! I'd say 17 years.

These boards were homophobic back then.
I'm actually very shocked and appalled at the common use of homophobic language in todays world.

It is not acceptable.

I was wondering why the Mods do nothing about this?
What is BB.com's official position on homophobic language and terminology use on its platform?
What is the procedure used against those who use homophobic language?

I'd like the mods to answer please.

Regards

EDIT Bodybuilding.com's own rules say
'RULES OF CONDUCT
By using the Site, you agree that you will not submit any User Content that: (a) is defamatory, abusive, harassing, threatening, or an invasion of a right of privacy; (b) is bigoted, hateful, or racially or otherwise offensive; (c) is violent, vulgar, obscene, pornographic or otherwise sexually explicit; or (d) otherwise harms or can reasonably be expected to harm any person or entity; (e) is illegal or encourages or advocates illegal activity or the discussion of illegal activities with the intent to commit them, including User Content that is or represents an attempt to engage in child pornography, stalking, sexual assault, suicide, fraud, trafficking in obscene or stolen material, drug dealing and/or drug abuse, harassment, theft, or conspiracy to commit any criminal activity; (f) infringes or violates any right of a third party; (g) is commercial, business-related or advertises or offers to sell any products, services or otherwise (whether or not for profit), or solicits others (including solicitations for contributions or donations) unless specifically authorized by Bodybuilding.com; (h) contains a virus or other harmful component, or otherwise tampers with, impairs or damages the Site or any connected network, or otherwise interferes with any person or entity's use or enjoyment of the Site; (i) violates any specific restrictions applicable to a Forum, including its age restrictions and procedures; or (j) is antisocial, disruptive, or destructive, including flaming, spamming, flooding, trolling, and griefing as those terms are commonly understood and used on the internet.

Likewise I reported you ages ago for your blatant homophobic comments

This will be fun.

Let's see who gets banned first!

Well actually it will be very telling.

Will BB.com and its mods favour blatant homophobia?
or
will they side with somebody trying to stand up for the rights of others (as per BB.com's own T&C's)

The outcome will be very interesting, and telling.

Well I vote ban this guy.

Interesting trolling approach, btw

/vote ban