The day an online forum begins to affect one's health is the day to walk away and put some space between us and our media devices! Words and discussions or even ad hominem attacks by people we don't even know shouldn't ever be given that much power in anyone's life and actually only mean as much as we personally allow.
Still, when replying to someone with whom we disagree, personal attacks on a member's character or making one's response personal in nature doesn't seem necessary to really make a point or add anything but an offensive or wounding nature to the narrative and is a force that often needlessly offends and drives some members away. It is possible to disagree and debate without the tone getting personal or insulting. I'm hoping we can debate anything here and keep it civil if we want others to really listen to our message, as ranting, railing and insulting rarely gets any point across effectively, can hurt feelings and apparently loses YT members from time to time.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |