MNblockhead
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Isn't that what plus (+) threads are for?We’d also need “not looking for an argument”
Maybe we need minus (-) threads as well?and “just want to argue” tags.
"I think reading glasses replace arcane foci and be required equipment for all arcane casters! Humanoid eyes are not evolved to spend hours pouring over arcane script every day for years. Prove me wrong. (-)"
I think you also have the issue that different people prefer different modes of communication and have different tolerances for friction. My wife gets exhausted being around me and certain of my friends. I have certain friends that can get in heated arguments for hours over just about anything and still be friends. Sometimes, I think all that's happening is person A says "I love pineapple pizza." Person B says "gross! Pineapple on pizza is an abomination and should be outlawed." Person A gets upset and chastises person B for yucking on another's yum. Person B gets upset that Person A is upset and thinks its ridiculous to be so sensitive over the issue and offended that Person A is trying to make Person B look like the "bad guy." This is followed by pages of posts of arguing about how each is terrible at discussion.At a guess most people starting threads want a discussion, not an argument. But quite a few posters only want to argue, not discuss.
It is inevitable and unavoidable. I think the (+) threads are best tool at our disposal, but I'm not sure that convention is fully understood and embraced by enough people to be as effective as it could.