Posted by Paco (204.111.23.67) on March 12, 2001 at 17:19:39:
...about controversy on the board? Every family has its squabbles from time to time. Don't forget that each of us has an opinion and should post it, as long as you are ready to defend it or admit that you were wrong. IMHO, we can gain from disagreements, unless acrimony takes over and subjugates reason. The gains from batting the opinion ball back and forth is fresh thinking and it also stimulates research. When someone posts an instant cure, many of us go to the search engines for info to refute what we sense is bull hockey. I don't go along with the "Can't we just get along?" plea. No, we can't all get along, because we are all different and have different levels of knowledge and patience. I, for one, have a low tolerance for people trying to impress everyone with his/her brilliance. Hmmmmm. Maybe that's why people don't like me.:-) Sometimes, a good food fight brings the crud out in the open and we all get a chance to let everyone know where we stand. Otherwise, the board would quickly stagnate and be as boring as a Dominici speech on Medicare. Now, jonny, you still plan to kick my ass? :-)