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I banned someone from the Traveller boards a couple years back for making that comment after violating half the board rules in their...

People are less willing to pursue disagreement face to face, first and foremost, because we get subtextual cues (vocal tone, body...

I'm reminded of a post I saw on Facebook prior to the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election: "Before you 'discuss' with me how I should vote...

Part of the issue is that people don't actually know how to engage in criticism typically. They just have opinions. It's not the same.

Actually, tell you what. If you show up at the podcast livestream tomorrow and remind me in the chat, I will do this for you. That's the...

I try not to be negative or just point out what I don't like about something, I don't always succeed; however, there are a number of...

Now I need to hear you say those words.

Now, ask yourself - what does being snarky get you at this point? And everyone else can ask themselves, "What is A_Carrington going to...

You're making a really good point here. When I see new people here, I try and be as friendly as I can but when I see them getting jumped...

There are a number of threads where I see replies w/o quotes, and the page is like 4 replies long......it isn't just new people, but...

It is useful and I've used it to mute the toxic people on all sides here. But that also means that newbies wander in, get jumped by...

I highly recommend the ignore or mute feature to everyone. My life is much better here and elsewhere because of it.

Here's an important point to remember in large online spaces: To any given reader, in some ways you aren't an individual. The generic...

To those that are a bit put off by the length, I'd say that the first half is the most relevant to the current discussion about topics...

I find value in conversations even if the other person is not willing to change their mind, because the act of discourse will help...