I am not familiar with the particular situation under discussion. I have put one or two younger users on ignore when I couldn't handle their language at the place I was in.

I, too, used to use a lot of bad language when I was young and rebellious. Now, I don't. Foul language has become the norm. It is not rebellious. It is more rebellious to insist on civility.

I agree that a hurting post is not the appropriate place to give that lesson. That's why I will put a user on ignore, if the language is so offensive that I am not able to deal with it at that point in time.

I do think that there needs to be a balance between both set of needs. I think the mods do a good job at that tightrope act. Yeah, Mods!