Just one quick point - using any obscenity or even a poorly disguised one like "F U" is ground for immediate banning regardless of any other contributions a poster may make. So it had nothing to do with the subject of the posts....merely the obvious violation of one of our hard and fast rules.
I am aware of the "bullying" going on and have been thinking for days about the proper way to address it. I'm very concerned that our forum is going the way of the Golf Channel one, where people are harrassed and called out by name. I'm working on it. Be patient, please.