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why do so many discussions turn contentious?

just venting....why do so many discussion posts need to turn  contenious and nasty?  do you guys find that constructive and/or enjoyable?  I have no clue who or how this forum is moderated, but I sure would love to see a stop to that...it makes me feel like this hobby is dominated by total jerks.

Can't we play nice, share OPINIONS and OBSERVATIONS, realizing that  they often are subjective and biased.  
"if you dont have anything nice to say, say nothing"?  If you wish to disagree, do it in a constructive and mature fashion, no need for "argument ad hominem"...

with all the chaff, one must waste so much time finding the wheat, figuratively speaking.  

I doubt my writing this will change anything, but, like most social media, people writing to others without facing them does not bring out the best, sadly......



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mikelavigne
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frequent posters here bring their baggage and agenda’s with them, which is the opposite of seeking knowledge or good intensions.

running jokes on other threads quickly fill up space on new ones.....for people with no lives outside Audiogon.

threads that are not well focused are particular targets....as are threads from serial thread starters.

how many boxes can you check? a prize for the winner.
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nonoise
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I meant to mention almarg, not almark.
Sorry about that Al. 👍

mike_in-nc,
Love that Samuel Johnson quote. 

All the best,
Nonoise
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jw944ts OP
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@nonoise I guess I am relatively new to the site. Who was Almarg? Any thoughts of how the site might regain its former self?
builder3
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One of the reasons is posters that refer to anyone that disagrees with them as 'sick', full of 'malignant narcissism', and 'not sane'.
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