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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Treebore" data-source="post: 4786069" data-attributes="member: 10177">Personally I am all for arguments, when they are able to refrain from personal insults. I don't care if its about an old subject, because points may be conveyed better this time around.I don't do ignore lists either. Like others have said, just because I disagree with them this time doesn't mean I always will. Now if they were a poster who refused to improve their posting behavior, and continue to use personal insults and such, then I would ban them. I haven't noticed anyone who is that bad yet. Well, I have, but they tend to go away and never come back without being ignored.Anyways, I like arguments, its the only way to see what the viewpoints of others are, and to consider those view points. If everyone on ENWorld starts agreeing with each other and starts singing songs together I wouldn't come here any longer.So argue away, Joe! Just try and keep it from getting personal. Don't use specific names, don't use insulting words. Stick to your opinion, the facts you know, and state them nicely. Then when you have said your piece, don't post anymore to that thread unless someone specifically asks for a follow up in some manner.I used to get all bent out of shape, but then I made it to Gen Con 06, and found out a lot of the people who irritated me on these boards were actually pretty darn nice people in person. So don't take anything on these boards as personal, it isn't even close to being the same as having a face to face discussion.Take Piratecat for instance, he really isn't the obnoxious donkey's behind he seems to be on these boards, he's really a very calm, cool, and relaxed guy. I believe "personable" is the word I am looking for.My impression of you was totally wrong too, Joe. That or I ran into a different guy with your name, not to mention the pleasant eBay business we have done.So I recommend treating message boards as a world of their own that doesn't translate very well into the real world.One thing about boards, we tend to fixate on just a few things we disagree about, and that is all we talk about, but when I met certain people at GenCon 06 I found out despite what we disagreed on, we agreed on a heck of a lot more.So don't take it to heart, because it isn't personal on message boards.</blockquote>

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