I am new here, please forgive me.

From what I can see, I am sorry to say that Neil seems to be overreacting. It makes sense to act against "obscene, vulgar, sexually-oriented, hateful, threatening" or illegal behaviour. However, if someone says "my gosh" or "blimey", s/he is not deliberately circumventing (social) rules, but rather trying to express a strong sentiment while being delicate to those who take offense. In my view, replacing characters by asterisks or inverting characters in four letter words is similar to that. From what I can see, the people still active here have been around for a good number of years. If I am in a bar with my friends and I overdo the French, I expect that someone discretely asks me to moderate my speech, not that someone uses his authority to move against me. And frankly, if you think mentioning the names of bodily waste products is a crime against humanity, I wonder what you are doing on the Internet.

Neil, I have no clue about your status in life, but if I were mod I would much prefer a PM to ask for self restraint, or even a public message as a user stating that you are offended by said behaviour. Using your authoritative powers make people feel unwelcome, and frankly, making people feel unwelcome is the last thing a Stars! forum needs.

As said, I am new here, I don't know what private communication preceded the public communication, so it is quite likely I am missing the point completely, and apologies in advance for any misunderstanding on my part.