i-baster wrote:
If you disagree with me on a topic I might be tempted to just say "fuck off" and of course that is not a cool headed intelligent response and so I try to resist that most of the time. However sometimes people get angry and they do that.
I think that if one starts a provocative thread, it is inevitable that ones motives for doing so get questioned. In such cases one should be able to answer such questions without going ballistic. Losing ones temper is one thing but a knee jerk tirade of unwarranted abuse sustained after other people have been reasonable is another. (the last sentence refers to nothing you have ever posted i hasten to add)
i-baster wrote:
All i mean is that if I start a topic about something and get a lot of people questioning my motives etc then perhaps I will not feel welcome and might then decide not to post that topic and it never gets touched.
I don't think that provocative issues should be avoided or discouraged by any means but likewise questioning the motives for starting such a thread should also be allowed.
i-baster wrote:
Misunderstandings are so easy on the internet as somebody has already said.
Absolutely
i-baster wrote:
We can worry too much about hidden agendas sometimes.
Certainly. After all, this is a conspiracy forum (amongst other things).
However, in this particular case, it appears that all is not what it seems.
i-baster wrote:
I appreciate all your input on this topic and on this forum. You are one of the reasons that I came here.
Thank you very much.

I am genuinely flattered. I appreciate your posts very much too. In fact the quality of posters on SZ is really exceptional.
i-baster wrote:
All I am saying is that perhaps we can all get along.
I'll drink to that