I'm very much in favour of creating an inclusive community here.
In reading the responses, it looks like some folks are worried about our community rules being "too politically correct", but may I suggest that we think of this a little differently?
In my view, it's not about "politically correct". It's not about a culture war between Conservatives and Liberals that media moguls make billions from perpetrating. It's not about people taking away folks' right to express themselves. It's about making a family-friendly, welcoming community for Grenadier enthusiasts of all stripes. I'd like this to be a community that my wife and son would be willing to participate in. I'd like my mother to be able to join if she's got a Grenadier. I'd like my Cree brother to be able to participate here. I'd like my family who identify as LGBTQ to know they are welcome here too. I'd like my friends who experience physical disabilities but are keen on the modifiability of the Gren for their unique needs to be able to pony up to the forums here and talk that through with all of us as a resource. If a person is interested in owning, driving, or talking about the Grenadier, I'd like this to be the place for them and for all of us, and I'd like them to feel that way too, and certain types of jokes and humour can take away from that a bit.
In short. I'd like this to be the kind of place where it doesn't matter who you are, if you are respectful (And have a passion for the Grenadier) then you are welcome here.
The majority of people who fit that description -- respectful and passionate about the Grenadier -- will be folks a lot like me, which basically means "a bunch of dudes". That creates a situation where the jokes and humour can get decidedly "lad-ish", and that "lad humour" can be the opposite of respectful. But there's no reason we can't just be conscious of that and self-manage. As an example of what I'm picturing -- For the most part, Pixar movies are fun and entertaining for all ages. They have jokes that may lean more to wards innuendo for the parents, but nothing that'd cause upset to a reasonable parent watching it with their kids. That is inherently different than the kind of banter you'd expect at a local pub full of guys who love trucks. There's lots of places where "boys can be boys"; there's not a lot of places where car enthusiasts from every stripe and walk of life are free to have a seat at the table and shoot the breeze with folks who are passionate about the same specific car that they are passionate about. There's lots of communities that are like the pubs, but not a lot that are like the Pixar movies.
Exclusion is often accidental, but inclusion is fairly easy when we have a shared understanding of what the outcome is - and for me, that's a community where everyone feels like they have a spot to chat about a really cool car, no matter who they are.
