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Just an additional observation...

Perna: the guy who posted the site said, "For what it's worth here is a web address that I suspect goes hand in hand with the advert. I offer this without judgement."

I think it's worth asking, what was the purpose in posting that link to the guy's homepage? What was that individual intending to demonstrate or imply? That whatever was said or implied was acceptable because, after all, he was just a schizophrenic? That link certainly had nothing to do with the conversation at hand. So why post it and expose that individual to god only knows what?

I'm fairly certain a number of participants are still scratching their heads wondering what my objection was all about. After all, why shouldn't it be okay to make fun of other people you recognize as ill? It's possible, that if someone dug up some personal information on them during a time of personal crisis and held it out for the rest of the world to laugh at, they might begin to clue in.

What's truly ironic is that the community where this event took place, "compassion" is supposed to be key -- it's part of the terms of service. You can't even become a member until you've agreed to treat others with compassion and kindness. Apparently, that compassion doesn't extend to people who might be going through a schizophrenic episode.