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Jerzee, I'm not saying that these issues are raised in thread titles. In fact, nobody here ever posts something like, "I Have The Runs."

What happens instead is, these things are "snuck in" by way of various comments.

It's not a matter of "don't read what you don't feel comfortable with" -- I already do that, based on thread title. Your advice is a little, er, rote and pedestrian. "We have been around a few years now. . ." is in the same category. Evolution is good, dear, as well "open ears" and "willingness to hear new ideas without immediately responding with 'no one is forcing you. . .'"

Your sentiment is essentially a common, politically-correct salve intending to soothe "newbies" on most of the 300 blogs and boards I frequent (or run). What it is NOT is a logical vote for basic behavior guidelines that others may/may not agree with.

Why don't we actually let people respond without a Board Matron weighing in with some PC stuff?

BTW, there's no need to welcome me again. :) You already have, love. But I do appreciate it!

I see no problem with people saying that they can't tolerate something, or that they experience cramps or stomachache. I can't recall any posters talking about explosive bodily functions in any great detail, which might put someone off of their serious eats.

I think we need a separate category for Bodily Functions and that it should also be listed in our profiles. Nothing brings me closer to a community than knowing their every uncomfortable moment.

By the way, welcome to Serious Eats.

The board matron (thanks for making me feel old) will sound off whenever she wants to. It is not a democracy unfortunately and we do not make the rules. Maybe that is where the confusion lies. If someone posts something that is not acceptable someone from the SE staff will handle it. Like pooch I have never seen anything that I thought was that off.
Also mince I was not trying to soothe you I was telling you what is what in my opinion which as you have so carefully given so have I.
I am hardly soothing, ask anyone. LOL

Welcome to SE... the beauty of the site is you can come to talk food, or I guess in some cases your reactions to food ad nauseum. I myself haven't noticed much in the way of bodily functions, but then again I'm not one of Miss Manners "Dear Gentle Readers". What I find far more offensive is, people who are so easily offended. So much so that it makes me want to VOM...... errr...... nevermind!

I can understand the desire not to hear a blow by blow account of montezuma's revenge, but I'd hardly classify discussing "asparapiss" in the same category. You'll have to expand the subcategories.

I'm reading on my phone, and so can't do the suggested search, but at least IRL, it seems like it's just certain people who always feel the need to share graphic details of what EVERY type of food "does" to them. Maybe I'm alone in this, but with the exception of ONE case of food poisoning, food has nevere DONE anything to me. :)

Sometimes we discuss what types of food we like and what types of food we dislike on this forum. Aspects of certain foods that make us 'dislike' them may include taste but also unfortunate GI effects--as @renzata said, digestion, weight loss, weight gain, nutrition, sensitivity to hot and cold foods, lost teeth, surgery, are all effects or concerns that relate to eating, and sometimes aren't 100% pretty to talk about.

Also, the forum isn't just about eating, but about cooking, and certain aspects of cooking, like food sanitation (how long you can leave something out of the refrigerator before the level of bacteria grows dangerous for examples) aren't that appetizing either, but still pertains to the concerns of the board's posters. I don't think it's reasonable to have a standard that it must be 'dinner table safe' to be posted on SE.

I'll vouch for Jerzee.... sometimes she's as soothing as syrup of ipecac!
But you always know where you stand with her... That's why we love her!

I do not recall reading anything particuarly offensive either regarding some bodily function in a thread... but if you eat it, you must release all waste somehow... it's all just part of a healthy eating process. And here at Serious Eats we all love to EAT!!!!

I'm more disturbed by the visual that the title "foods that make you hurl" conjurs up than any discussion of someone's gas when they eat beans...etc.
btw mince/Laurel E....how many names do you post under?

@mepolo ~ what gave it away? Are you sure? That post was about as tummy upsetting as this one, and as rare - blessed be. Disturbing.

My more impish nature has made me wish my user name was "blueberryvomit" just for this thread...

But I'm not sure if that means that mince and Laurel E are the same poster.

When I went into mince's user profile there was no listing of the thread 'foods that make you hurl'.....so I did a search of that thread...and discovered that Laurel E started that thread. Since mince told us that the title was invented by her....it led me to the conclusion that mince & Laurel E are the same person.

gee the concensus seems to be that about the only one disturbed by these "discussions" is one "new" member. hmmm I wonder why that it?.

What bodily functions? Either they went over my head (poor choice of metaphor) or I wasn't offended. That said, we do love to laugh here and sometimes get a little crazy. In a good way. Let's move on!

Frankly I think the fact that you proudly note you read 300 blogs and message boards and claim to have read each and every post on this site is much more disturbing than posts which only you seem to have noticed. That's just me though.

@mepolo, Perky, etc: I'm most definitely not mince, but apparently this post is directed at me. haha

I only post under my proper name, thank you.

Sorry guys if I'm inappropriate. But I never posted about diarrhea, swears!! I try not to post about anything "gross" and you can always not read something if it strikes you as unappetizing.

I'm goin' wit Jerzee here

@Laurel E ~ I just looked up the other stated reference and couldn't find it. I wonder if you were targeted, or the poster just happened to come across the "go hurl" post and cite you. That one had 63 responses. Anyway, your word is good enough for me. I believe the staff can tell if someone is using multiple names and they don't tolerate troublemakers for long, if that is their sole purpose in posting here. Hope this didn't ruin your day!

@mince Your first post says that you were a lurker for a while before you posted a topic and that you read all the posts. You obviously had the opportunity to decide if this place suited your sensibilities. Personally, I've never read anything truly offensive and the folks here are alot more personable than at other sites. Maybe thats because they seem more real when they admit that sometimes even the "foodiest" foods can have adverse effects...but I've never seen anyone going overboard with it.

@mince-great thread, way more thought provoking than another in an ongoing series of "WAY or NO WAY's"

Oh come on guys! All of this going back and forth at each other is quite unsettling. In fact, now I have a case of the greasy, runny, yellowish-green splats. Sorry... couldn't refuse. Actually, no I'm not sorry or I would have just backspaced this whole thing. And I think I am o.k. with saying all of this because I am actually talking on target with the title.

can't we all just get along????

@jerzeetomato and @LunaPierCook - Thanks for reminding us of the bottom line - "censorship belongs to those intelligent folks who own and operate this place." If this blog offends anyone's sensibilities, give it a pass. If not, join the crowd! The blog is informative, interesting, funny and is a true reflection of a great number of people who post here.

@LPC ~ Stork! hahaha. That's a myth take. It's all about the cabbage patch.

I have been with SE for a while now and I have never seen anything offensive regarding bodily functions , not that I would care. I see more vile talk about bodily functions on Seattle Yelp reviewing restaurants, I think it 's quite humorous. What I like about SE is you can bring up a topic about whatever and the others react (if they want to) and say yeah, I react to such and such the same way, great, I am not alone. (hope I 'm making sense here).

@ Perky- don't let that remark get you down Lady, I love the "ways or no ways", they are alot of fun.

Thanks guys.

@bareneed ~ my deepest sympathy on this terrible anniversary. Good memories do help, I know. {{{HUGS}}}

mince, I do agree that detailing various digestive details is redolent of sham candour/would-be 'earthiness' (and I can definitely relate to frustration of seeing threads derailed by irrelevant commentary), but I doubt it's worth complaining of this; mentioning it merely raises some members' hackles, causing them to blast into self-righteous mode. . . and nobody wins a flame war (it just makes a lot of work for the admin.s).
And to be fair, although what you describe does ring a bell (and it's the sort of thing that you find you've read before you manage to skip over it), this isn't that conspicuous of a problem.

I'd like to add one more thing to this thread that I think is relevant. I don't want graphic detail either, but my mother died from colon cancer. She also had diverticulitis or losis (I get them up mixed), my best friend and her mother have celiac disease, my granddaughter has had serious GI problems from birth and my daughter has given up on getting answers from doctors and is experimenting with food and has determined many of the culprits. All of these medical problems are 100% related to food and are not uncommon. I believe we can all learn from each other without being gross and disgusting in the process.

Hey, LPC --

I hope it's okay if I share feedback, since "this place runs just fine."

Is it okay?

LPC: You and anyone else are welcome here. Really. Honestly, seriously, you are welcome here.

Okay, thank you, LPC. I appreciate that.

LPC: But there's also something else. . .

Yeah, yeah, we'll get to your "something else" in a minute here, bud.

LPC: As others have pointed out this community has been around for a while now.

Dude, can you chill? It's pretty clear SE's been around for a while. But thanks for that.

LPC: It's also owned and operated by some folks who are quite intelligent. They are in here all the time making sure things are running well. . .

I agree! Things ARE running well. Case in point, this thread -- it hasn't been deleted yet because these intelligent webmasters and webmistresses "get" the difference between offering an opinion and "trying to make changes to what they want to see." If they ran these boards the way you might, it'd be Europe in 1933. But that's another story.

LPC: There are folks who think hamburgers and pizza aren't serious enough for a place called Serious Eats (missing the real point). . .

I actually found AHT and Slice a long time ago. Who would think those foods aren't serious enough? And I'd love to hear you explain the key and missing "real point," on behalf of your tender masters.

LPC: . . .Those who think certain words should be banned from use (yes dammit, I'm a foodie)

Okay, calm down now, buddy. . .you're a foodie. Established.

LPC: . . .Those who think the place needs a redesign, etc., etc., ad nauseum.

It does need a redesign, my friend. I hope it's okay that I suggest that. Many others have, too. Even your tender masters would agree to that, given the responsiveness they've shown when given suggestions. Take a note.

LPC:. . .These are unnecessarily harsh and are not the kinds of things we do around here.

"We"? Or "you"? Like you said, LPC -- it's the job of the owners/operators here to decide what is and isn't done. Not you. Like many here, your over-inflated sense of ownership is turning this board into a massive clique. Thank God that the owners/operators have shown a more open-minded, even-handed fairness than some of the small-minded, ego-driven posters here. So far, the operators' fairness has prevented this board from denigrating into a Chowhound -- your efforts notwithstanding.

LPC: Any censorship belongs to those intelligent folks who own and operate this place

I never asked for censorship, LPC. What brought "censorship" to mind for you? f you read my post, I clearly asked whether or not people agreed or disagreed with me. That's called expressing an opinion and asking for a vote -- not that my vote would mean anything, as it shouldn't -- again, as you said, the ultimate monitor here is the owner/operator.

But my original post was an opinion and a "yay/nay."

If you have other issues with this, I suggest you contact me at charmingamanda93 (at) yahoo.com. Yes, that's really my name (wink). And yes, I'm really willing to take you down privately, as opposed to continue this on this fine site.

Deal?

Hey @mince, just now found your response and I love it! Thanks for taking the time to write it, it's certainly worth the read and a whole lot of consideration. No need to "take me down" ... ;-)