Please Read and express your feelings and opinions....

The unfortunate vitriol we experience here is a reflection of the ever increasing polarization of our society.  Sadly, in America, we've decided to wear team jerseys and we want to win.  The SR blue fuse thread is a great example of this.  One jersey represents the "high quality fuse make an audible difference" and the other jersey is, of course battling for the opposing view.

No politics in this.  It's a cultural battle in the nation.  As in most civil wars, everyone seems to lose in the end.

So what to do?  The only thing I can see that might get us to shed those jerseys and just be Americans again is a big nation-threatening event that would force us to come together for our survival.

The lessons of 9/11 are too far in the rear view mirror.

I get a chuckle when I know people are talking about me without using my name. 

I don't really consider these forums places of thought and learning because facts tend not to get in the way of opinions. I think if you're really interested in learning, there's better venues. There's a lot of snake oil given credit and a lot of opinions stated as incontravertable fact. Take that horn thread mentioned above. The OP asks why horns are so contraversial, then the crowd attacks anybody who gives a valid reason. And of course they're deathly serious and passionate as if any expressed dissention might sway somebody from their audio religion. It cracks me up. People are too serious here. 

@kosst_amojan  Agreed.  Most A'Goners are too serious.  People, generally are too intense and seem to lose track of the notion that enjoying life and sharing in the joys of others can be rewarding.  The social scientist in me sees what you are referencing on A'Gon as a microcosm of society as a whole.  We all (myself included!) need to chill out!

A week ago I end up reading old post ten yrs ago, by Bobundus , and some old timer here , I was amaze, by their kind and simple post.I was trying to find a review of old cables that time, when I came across their post, i  end up reading Bombaywala....and  TVad ....as well...why I got the thought to put this thread..I agree iam guilty as well as Tekton fan boy , sorry to all, yes too many thread on Tekton...

Yes I agree sometimes us here take these threads way too seriously,but in retrospect I personally have learned a lot over the yrs from a semi-heated thread where other things are discussed.

Even though I’m definitely not one of Audiogon’s oldest members,I’ve pretty much read since they were started,and joined later on.

I don’t mind a little heat myself but I’m not very crazy about any kind of personal attack in any situation,totally uncalled for.

I experienced this recently myself from a experienced Audiogon member who also is a reviewer and even when I brought it to his attention he just keep up his condescending personal attack’s.

I see a lot of this kind of reaction from the gut knee jerking usually stems from people not reading and or understanding other people’s posts completely.

I greatly respect these threads because people myself included are making our purchasing decisions from what we learn here.

Anyhow I’m a pretty thick skinned and I will continue to read and post and make these threads enjoyable and continue to learn and share as much as possible.

I hope Everyone enjoys the music,
Kenny.