Gray, Eric writes: > I disagree with your statement: "Most people will resort > to personal attacks very rapidly and readily once someone else > disagrees with them." At least in the current context. I feel > that this is an overly harsh charaterization of people generally > and people in the current forum in particular. It is one of the most consistent characteristics of all online discussion fora. I see it again and again, everywhere, including here. If a forum attracts people of unusually high intelligence or has a more balanced ratio of men to women (instead of the usual male-dominated pattern), the personal attacks might become much more rare, but unfortunately very few cyberspace venues satisfy either of those criteria. > There is _nothing_ that rapidly descending to the level of > personal attacks does to help resolve any of the probable causes > for disagreement. I agree. > Consequently, I sincerely hope that most adult professionals would > not do so. Unfortunately, many "adult professionals" are just as prone to it as schoolchildren. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf