.... since the other thread got locked!

quoted by philba:
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It bothers me to see people driven away. Yeah, he had some ambiguities in his post but they didn't detract from the question. and, frankly, he was a bit thin skinned. In the scheme of things, this was a most mild example of the abuse that can often get heaped on people by more than a few that are around here. There is entriely too much gratuitious abuse. It's pretty amazing to see some one say something slightly wrong and get a "Hello? did you get dropped on your head???" or similar. Hell, it doesn't even take an error, it's often just opinion. Also, frequently one abusive post leads to a piling-on. Like we were scrimming or something. Some people appear to be on a jihad of rudeness. It really doesn't take that much to be civil.
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