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Why discussions generate into personal affronts...

Hello to all... I am a new-be in comparison to those who have thousands of inputs into forums/discussions.

I find it disappointing that in reading inputs, I have to waste time in members sniping at each other. Half the time it simply is a difference in opinion that breaks down into nasty idiocy,  and half the time I need some type of reference to past verbal battles fought about in other topics/forums. 

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO IMHO? Many times spewing personal dogma against each other just confuses simple people like me who are just looking for guidance - not miracles. We all view another's opinion with reservation - nobody's got a doctorate on audiophile experience; if I was to listen to and obey the professionals, I would never had experimented with 12g solid core copper, vinyl-jacketed wire, twisted and used bare wire no connectors -WHICH I AM VERY HAPPY WITH ...

SO: SOMEBODY fill me in why knowledgeable people generate into nastiness in discussions...
insearchofprat
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geoffkait
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Masochist: Hit me!
Sadist: No!
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daveyf
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Having just been banned again from another audiophile forum, I can tell you that politics plays a big BIG part of why mods and forum owners get antsy. Many times, IME, the forum owners begin to believe that they are the B all and end all of the web universe. After all, it is their forum and they can see fit to do whatever they like with it...including playing favorites and making sure that all members conform to their way of thinking...or get banned! Luckily, so far, this forum seems to be very liberal and fair in its practices....which is why I prefer to post here. However, to answer the OP’s question, i think that there is a ton of hypocrisy and politics on a lot of these forums, leading to very biased moderation.and hidden agendas becoming rampant. One of my current least favorites is Wallet Big Forum. Talk about hidden agendas with their mods and owners...WOW! All of course, IMHO.
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geoffkait
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If I recall correctly it was Einstein who opined you have to know when to say nothing.
spinaker01
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Ha GK! Your 18000 rambling posts on everything under the sun is indicative that you clearly don’t subscribe to Einstein’s posit. I await your pithy retort within the hour...
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I’m afraid there will be no pithy report coming as I have a sneaking suspicion you would pith on it, ye of small number of postings.
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