Originally Posted By: canvasback
....I've been calling for civility on this board for a very long time....

....You....have developed into a tiresome bully, demanding we march in lockstep with you....

....You are so blinded by your foolish righteousness you can't even recognize when your own tactics are used agaisnt you....

....you are a bully and a joke and the mistake of many is to take you seriously....

I don't think there's anything wrong with calling for civility. If you believe there's a bully, then who's the victim? I think there's true bullying in this world, is the term being inappropriately used to evoke emotion? If you believe there is incivility, then it's my opinion that it is hypocritical to selectively ignore or tacitly approve of other perceived incivilities.

I'd also have the opinion that keith hasn't demanded anyone walk in lockstep with him. When passions rise, it looks to me like he's demanding factual support for an opposing position, and he doesn't seem to equate emotional quips with adequate factual support. I'm not saying anyone is obligated to interact, but they do, eh?

Do you have a viable solution to the problem raised....common ground? It doesn't matter one bit to me, but if it matters to you, I haven't cleared my opinions with keith.