The PM I sent to eth0s was:
"The word "*****" is not a "swear" word... [as eth0s had informed me] ...as used in the context of my post; that is, unless you are in fact under the age of 10. "Goddamn" IS a swear word. Based on your post I don't expect you to comprehend the difference. Swearing is the act of taking the Lord's name either in vain or in an oath, as the word principally means according to any common dictionary. It can also mean simply using vulgar language, although this was not the earliest meaning of the word.
And no, I'm not interested in being "low-balled" and taking a loss just to please someone I don't even know. [doing GH members a favour by offering to sell Model M's below current market value, therefore taking a loss in so doing, as eth0s had suggested]
I responded by PM only because I don't want to post anymore; I've got more important things to do, like use my keyboard for real work, not just as a means for admiring keycaps. I'm leaving GH because smart-asses don't especially amuse me." [too many unhelpful jerks, see below]
First of all, I see nothing stupid or illogical in the above statement. I am not stupid. I have three US Patents to my name, one of which is the basis for a wildly successful and well-known sunglass lens. No, not telemarketing crap glasses, these are the lenses in the top line of the foremost manufacturer of high-performance polarized lenses on the planet. I get annoyed by nasty and/or childlike behavior on the part of adults and usually leave the scene when confronted by it. Nothing irrational there either AFAIK.
Second, not knowing about the censor setting (I'm very new here) I immediately figured that any forum that gets upset over the expression "*****ing about something" as opposed to "complaining about something" to the point of automatically censoring a perfectly innocent word like "*****" used in this context is probably not worth my time. I really do have better things to do than being censored, then being insulted when I express annoyance at same.
Third, instead of a GH member reading the thread and then simply explaining where in the Settings the censor checkbox is located, I get a couple of cheap shots. One was from the OP who first calls me a cry baby when he could have instead explained where in the elaborate Settings the censor control is located. It took me quite a while to find it, but it is indeed there and can be toggled. Meanwhile the OP continues insulting me, with repeated juvenile references to "butthurt". Seems like he's got some kind of butt fixation now; thought maybe this indicated some deeply personal issue involving his butt.
Fourth, I really don't have time to waste on a forum where the majority of posts seem to be about keycaps with skulls, crossbones, dragons, or whatever. Just seems odd that adults would be so easily impressed/obsessed with such a trivial object. Like I said via PM, I think of a keyboard primarily as a tool. Apparently many here think of it more as a toy to be adorned with fancy keycaps and swooned over. Whatever floats your boat, I guess. Anyway, apparently there are many teenage gamers on GH and I guess that explains the extreme fascination with keyboards as toys.
Feel free to agree, or instead merely post your most sarcastic, nasty, or just downright juvenile insults. I don't mind. I expect it. QED