It is horrendous. The amount of times these days I think 'well I could say something

here', as I disagree with a viewpoint but then decide against it as it instantly becomes personal and/or completely polarised into 'camp 1 or camp 2', is a massive shame. The lack of tolerance and debate in anything these days - on either supposed 'side' - is scary.

Posted By: Yellalee on October 7th 2018 at 10:16:35

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There used to be the term “flaming”, with regard to conduct online. (General Chat) - APB, Oct 7, 08:50:41
- Flaming Galah (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 7, 11:50:49
- Goes in waves (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 7, 10:52:49
  - Interesting post (me being an automotive engineer :-) Agree about IC engines, though (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Oct 7, 11:58:40
    - Fair point (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 7, 12:05:02
      - Petrol engines are lighter than diesel, largely because the cylinder pressures in diesel (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Oct 7, 12:47:29
  - Cheers (n/m) (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 7, 11:01:48
  - What a splendid and also informative post... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 7, 10:57:38
- I would also suggest, with some trepidation, that the polarisation of most topics has led (General Chat) - shortfatb, Oct 7, 10:41:31
- Speaking out of "term".👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 7, 10:20:33
- It is horrendous. The amount of times these days I think 'well I could say something (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 7, 10:16:35
  - You inadvertently created a huge row on this very topic the other day! (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Oct 7, 10:53:09
    - Tell me about it... (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 7, 11:37:56
  - and i suspect that is the reason why (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 7, 10:23:34
    - It's moderated though. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 7, 10:36:06
      - Oh is it didn't know (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 7, 10:43:08
      - and shit. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 7, 10:36:17
        
        If that's so, then there's the answer to why this forum carries on being toxic (General Chat) - pants, Oct 7, 13:41:07
    - conversely (General Chat) - CWC, Oct 7, 10:32:23
    - I don’t think it needs to get going. That wasn’t my intent. (General Chat) - APB, Oct 7, 10:29:12
      - No No i dont think people thought that (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 7, 10:44:30
      - Don’t worry (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 7, 10:31:40
- go fuck yourself you ridiculous cunt (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 10:09:36
  - Heh (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 7, 11:44:54
  - Well, someone had to. It took long enough. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 7, 10:30:00
    - Sorry, I'd've got here sooner, but not quite with it today (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 7, 11:41:11
      - You must have been overserved. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 7, 12:33:53
- Thank you for saying that, Andrew (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 7, 09:37:31
  - Imagine if the vending machine at work was replace with subsidised snacks (General Chat) - pants, Oct 7, 13:35:21
  - Sinusitis is horrible. Get well soon. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Oct 7, 12:13:30
  - the solution is blindingly fucking obvious (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 7, 11:13:33
  - vituperative (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 7, 10:36:32
  - To be honest, it’s not just here. (General Chat) - APB, Oct 7, 09:58:17
    - is it any wonder though (General Chat) - CWC, Oct 7, 10:42:01
      - I think there's a lot of truth in this combined with... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Oct 7, 11:12:35
- FWIW (General Chat) - APB, Oct 7, 09:27:58
- www.loveofthebarclay.co.uk (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Oct 7, 09:23:17
  - Choon (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 7, 11:04:31
- A good post and agree (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Oct 7, 08:58:07
  - agree (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 7, 09:05:05
    - it was me. and i still agree! (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Oct 7, 18:09:27
    - Several of us have made similar points (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Oct 7, 12:01:17

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