For those of you who've been "long-time" FT'ers, the civility of the board is probably either taken for granted, or is not paid a great deal of attention. But for one who is relatively new to the board, I can attest that in comparison to others such as Fodor's (admittedly not "miles" oriented - but still "travel related")....
This forum is amazing from the standpoint of encouragement, civility, and outright acts of friendship....
While I've not read any of the "offensive" posts, I know that an apology such as those offered ONLY occurs on a board of such quality!!
Best wishes for a long, long series of GREAT posts!!