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RE: the question: ":Why do forum interactions become contentious". . .

I've just had a very unexpected and very unpleasant PM from a forum participant. 

He'd been suggesting I buy a certain component  and I told him politely that I didn't visualize that particular purchase fitting in with my long-range plans.  

His response was to accuse me of wasting everyone's time and to call me an "effing idiot" (except he spelled "effing" correctly). 

The great majority of interactions I've had here have been very enjoyable and recent input from
more experienced forum members has helped greatly in clarifying my plan for the next upgrade cycle. 

The thread on lesser-know Jazz has been great-- lots of participation and lots of terrific suggestions. 

Nevertheless, I've decided to take a break. 

Best regards,

Stuartk



stuartk
isochronism
2,893 posts
 
God is monitoring Agon ... and maybe Santa too. So we all better be nice.
ishkabibil
422 posts
 
No different than life.....    

Egoic maniacal at times always rears its head. 

Many in this hobby are in it for look at what I got too...

Music is secondary.
googoogjoob
88 posts
 
because I AM RIGHT and YOU ARE WRONG....or so they think.
oldhvymec
5,101 posts
 
Personally, I believe that the moderators and sponsors of this site intentionally, if passively, promote no-holds-barred discussion to differentiate this forum from others.

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Yup!! and it works for the most part..

Regards
avitacom
90 posts
 
Somebody mentioned “anger management.”
What is that?
In my 30+ years practicing psychiatry, I never could identify that technique and I never encountered any truly competent clinicians claiming to practice “anger management.” I found that the term was very popular with judges and others in the legal profession, who made referrals for “anger management,” but the results of such activities seemed to yield little more that court sanctioned income for the therapists. Anger is either normal, depending on circumstances and history, or a symptom of something. It is not a disease or defect to be eradicated or “managed.”
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