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[Dill]

(07-04-2020, 05:29 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: To just address that one line that I highlighted;  Once someone sees that incorrect information, and it has already been noted and acknowledged, why the need for several others to keep pouring on?  Everyone here is capable of recognizing that an issue has already been addressed, no need to form a "gang mentality" and keep piling on, long after the whistle has been blown. so to speak.  

I agree with you on that.   

 If a point has been corrected and refuted, it is wrong for others to "pile on" after the whistle has blown. If a different point in the original post is addressed, that is not piling on though. If someone says Trump is honest and Melania is ugly, it is not piling on if one poster disputes Trump's honesty and another the assessment of Melania's looks.

And it is wrong for the correcter to keep correcting.

Also bad form: If two people are having a substantive debate, and they are addressing issues, not each other's character, it is disruptive if others intervene with negative, distracting quips about one or the other poster, and not the issue under discussion.

Finally I'll add that I am happy to do what I can to make posters of all political stripes feel more comfortable and not attacked. The forum is better with diversity. I even liked the much vilified Lucie, and took pains not to offend him because I wanted to keep hearing his take on various issues. We are less diverse without his views.