Axe to grind know it alls


Recently I have noticed that there are people who apparently enjoy having controversial posts. One in particular stands out. I have no problem with people expressing different opinions but are they doing this just to get attention? They don’t care what the responders to their posts have to say as only their opinion is the correct one and everyone else is wrong unless they agree with the op which is rare.

I have always looked at the Audiogon forums as a resource to get information and exchange ideas . When the post is a one way street, I think it does little if anything to contribute to the forums so going forward I will just ignore their posts.  Anyone else irritated by these posers?
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Information is good....But just strict informative post, a little bit cold....If we ask for abx verified one it is too much cold for me...

Some comes also to chat about audio in a relaxed way and about their experiences and impressions.... Some very friendly, some less so; each post is also warmer or colder, relatively to the moment where the poster wrote his impressions or opinions or relatively to the person who he speak to ....

We are humans, all we must ask is  politeness, more politeness, and humor.... My best...
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Just seperate the wheat from the chaff, some of the more ludicrous threads can be a diversion but I have also read some very informative threads too. 
Here is an example of a reply to one of my posts.....
I posted that High End Audio is Sucking The Romance out of Music....


Hello ishkabibil,

    I have no idea what you're talking about but I'm going to teach you how to spend a romantic evening with your music and your S.O.:

1, Get yourself looking and feeling as attractive as possible; haircut, shower, shave, man-scaping, a dash of cologne and some cool new clothes.
2. Cook a good meal, play some music, light a candle or two and serve it with an expensive bottle of wine.
3. When the mood strikes, move casually over to the sofa and …... make love to yourself.

    Sorry, I heard you currently don't have a S.O. Love the one your with, right?
Ignoring off topic and disruptive posts isn't always the best solution. First of all, you pretty much have to read the posts to figure if the posts are dispuptive, and secondly, the reader will often need to wade through a bunch of off-topic garbage to find out if or when the original thread ever gets back on track.
Personally, I've always thought the cure for this would be for A'gon to grant the OP of each thread, the power to delete any post in that thread.  The OP could police the content to his or her own sensibilities. 
Sure, a few of the threads may end up becoming sanitized to the point of boredom, and some could still end up as free-for-all whoopee sessions, (either of which still could be enjoyable by some).  Nevertheless, I believe most of the A'goners here would use the power to delete only when posts start to derail the thread, taking the OP's thread into an unintended direction. 
There are a great number of thoughtful posters in A'gon's history that never/rarely share their opinions and expertise anymore.  One has to wonder if constantly wading through off-topic tripe, the sniping, the shouting, and immature content; hasn't turned them completely off of A'gon. 
I believe readers would gravitate toward OPs that allow divergent opinions to be expressed while disallowing disruptive behavior.

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