Here’s what pisses me off most about DU

[Cyrano]

DU members who disagree with another DU member’s post and respond with personal attacks.

There will always be disagreements, regardless of the topic of any post. In a perfect world, a response to a posting with which one disagrees should contain a counter argument to the topic under discussion. It should never include a personal attack.

We’ve all seen it and had it happen to us. Someone will post “The sky is up.” Someone who disagrees might post, “Yes, but, in the absence of gravity there is no up or down. Only an asshole could think otherwise.”

The first sentence in that response is perfectly valid. The second sentence will run a thread off track, and into a war of who is a bigger asshole. Many others will jump in to attack or defend one side or the other.

There are many here on DU who intentionally go out of their way to be disruptive. Putting them on ignore doesn’t help to further a discussion. Personal attacks, more often than not, sabotage a thread.

So here’s my plea to anyone reading this thread. As difficult as it may occasionally be, please try to keep threads on topic and avoid personal attacks. And yes, I know that this plea is just an exercise in shoveling shit against the tide. But maybe, just maybe, it might cut down a little bit on personal attacks.