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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by dehusman</i> <br /><br />I attribute it to being essentially anonomyus. I don't know you, never met you, probably will never meet you and more importantly you don't know me, have never met me and will probably never meet me. <br />There is very little if any relationship so there is very little if any of the normal restraints you have in normal face to face conversation. It is a very liberating environment. So when challenged there is strong territorial urge to stand your ground and defend it. Liberated from face to face restrictions, people are freer to take a poke at each other. On other forums the moderator normally sets the bounds and establishes the limits. I have only seen two or three persons cursing on railroad Yahoo Group lists because they are banned or moderated within one or two posts. Since this is a more loosely moderated forum, I see cursing more frequently. <br /> <br />So the defensive posture is a result of the freedom of the internet forum. <br /> <br />Dave H. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Yes! Well said! <br /> <br />I like debate. I think it’s healthy for the soul. For me it opens up viewpoints that I might not have experienced or thought of or even like to admit makes sense. I might argue a point just to push another individuals to express themselves. This allows me to experience a view/point I might not other wise see/experience if we were face-to-face. <br /> <br /> <br />
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