Do posters intend to hurt the feelings of other members?

I know exactly what you mean.I've responded to threads asking for opinions/experience with one component or another and have the op get upset and defensive if my experience differed from his.I never criticize people for having different tastes.Just stating I liked/disliked something and why/why not is not a personal attack!

It does seem as if some posters are just waiting to pounce on others with ideas and thoughts/experiences that are not inline with their own.I think some of these folks would have been classified as "Phone Bad Asses" back in the day.You know,Chuck Norris/Bruce Lee on the phone..Mr Rogers face to face.

  stop it , who has time to think like that   

viridian ...

Naw, some of the most enjoyable posters (at least to me) have that dry sense of humor you speak of. Part of the fun of this site is the humor. Sometimes I think I'm visiting the Comedy Store in Hollywood. Stand-up comedians like Geoff, et al are sometimes snarky but funny at the same time.

Also, there are some very creative folks here at A'gon who really have a way with words ... skilled essayists, if you will. I love reading those responses. 

What I object to are the vicious personal attacks. Geeze, I've been called a snake oil salesman, a shill, a conman and more, all because I have  expressed enthusiasm over various products. This has happened in threads I've either started or contributed to regarding ... Audio Research products, room treatments, fuses, tweaks ... and on and on. 

I've even been compared recently to a phony evangelist faith healer by one sick poster. Hell, if that were true, I'd lay hands of the guy's post and heal his negativity in order to improve his darkened, narrow little life. 

These guys, the ones who are hell-bent on destroying the joy, and/or successes of others, are sick individuals who need help. As the great Zig Ziglar said ... "They need a checkup from the neck up."  "They suffer from stinkin' thinkin'." :-)

Frank