Hm, this is an interesting thread actually.
Someone claims that some posters publish nasty comments and thus ruin the forum. But in the course of the resulting discussion they do exactly the same.
Why is that? I think it is because they lack a simple strategy.
It always takes two to quarrel.
The simple strategy is (as in real life), if you read something you don't like, just read on.
If you meet a person that says something you don't like, just move on.
No audience, no performance.
If someone says I am an asshole why should I feel compelled to reply that he is an even bigger asshole? Apart from giving me a split second of satisfaction it won't change anything. It certainly wouldn't make the other think about his behaviour. That could be better achieved by just walking away.
Just a thought.
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