Like a few of us or the many of us who buy/sell/trade here on A’gon I have endeavored since my start on the site to maintain a degree of civility in the forums I participate in not only because most of them manage to be civil anyway, but also to complement my feedback score. I find that such goes pretty much hand in hand.
When arguments/dialogues/exchanges here become less than civil it can become tiresome to say the least. However I have witnessed some incredibly funny, witty, and intelligent back and forths between and amongst members that are highly entertaining for me - and very possibly for them too.
Are many audiophiles too serious? Indeedily. Personally, I’m an “audiot”, I don’t know a mosfet from a misfit but I have learned, and occasionally retained, some of the information I’ve read and received here, and all for the betterment of my enjoyment. When a forum becomes a contest with name calling and insults I simply scroll past them or abandon it for awhile. I don’t believe censoring posts that I may find offensive will correct such behavior.
Free speech is free, intelligent speech costs none the more, it all depends what’s in yer moral wallet to begin with.
When arguments/dialogues/exchanges here become less than civil it can become tiresome to say the least. However I have witnessed some incredibly funny, witty, and intelligent back and forths between and amongst members that are highly entertaining for me - and very possibly for them too.
Are many audiophiles too serious? Indeedily. Personally, I’m an “audiot”, I don’t know a mosfet from a misfit but I have learned, and occasionally retained, some of the information I’ve read and received here, and all for the betterment of my enjoyment. When a forum becomes a contest with name calling and insults I simply scroll past them or abandon it for awhile. I don’t believe censoring posts that I may find offensive will correct such behavior.
Free speech is free, intelligent speech costs none the more, it all depends what’s in yer moral wallet to begin with.