Why is it so much more civil over here on Agon?

Eldartford,Very good answer! I for one feel very comfortable with Audiogon!Very few of my friends are into audio,to the extent that audiogoners are,,so my time spent here is pretty much the only time im able to talk with likeminded folks,i get a lot of enjoyment out of my time spent here!!!Many thanks to everyone!Ray

Why is it so much more civil over here on Agon?
I think this question can be best answered by a thread a fellow member posted on 9-4-05. The outpouring of heart felt compassion and support says it all.

Jim

I think this question can be best answered by a thread a fellow member posted on 9-4-05.
Sorry I should of mentioned the thread title....

"Audio Obsession and Clinical Depression"

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As a German living in Russia, speaking Russian, French and enough Spanish to get by, and participating in forums in a few of this languages, let me tell you, after three years of participating in this forum, that it is special indeed, with more knowledge and more manners than any other forum I know. There is quite a few people I got to know here on audiogon I would like to meet, but, alas, the US still is quite a few miles from Moscow.

I don't think it is. I think the format of AA causes threads to drop out of sight rapidly discourages long threads. However, the format allows diatribes between two AA members which encourages incivility. The moderators here do remove entire threads that get contentious and on AA this is less common and more visible as the moderator posts that it has been moved to a more "appropriate" site.