Quote Originally Posted by Alembic View Post
In 30 years, I have never had my mind changed on my religious or political beliefs. Neither have I changed anybody's mind. And it gets downright hostile here.
You haven't been a member of many online communities, have you?
I have, and I can say without a doubt that the conversation is the most polite and well behaved 'general' discussion forum I've been a part of.

While threads can sometimes be heated, generally there will be no name calling, insults, threats, or other things that spoil the mood.

Even 'the study' on martialtalk.com is a much more hostile environment despite being moderate fairly strictly and it is one of the more friendly ones I've seen. The worst one was a private place where I am a member. Insults were the order of the day, and I've even seen death threats posted in public.