I've read, posted and lurked a lot over here for four or five years, and remember the time when a thread like that would have been met with mock disdain and simple posts like "Koff lad" and "STFU mate". Sadly, many parts of the interweb ( not just GOT btw ) have, in fear of upsetting anyone, become overly sanitised.
Most people recognise when sometimes's just extracting the proverbial urine and mean no harm, but the ones who take the faux insults seriously, and complain to the people that run forums like this have a lot to answer for in leaving the mods and admins little choice but to conform.
Oh, and yes, I've been drinking