…and I echo your sentiments. I understand that the nature of posting and texting often leads to people acting in a much more aggressive way than they probably would if they were talking to someone face to face but it still never hurts to occasionally remind everyone that, after all, civility, even in disagreement, is not a bad way to go.

Many of the people who engage in personal attacks do so just for the sport of it. You can’t tell people like that to be respectful of their fellow commenters or use a civilized tone, its not why they’re here. All you can do is ignore them and not add legitimacy to their boorishness by giving it a response. IMO, anyway.

The big key is that one cannot read tonality.

Some do engage in attacks just for the sport; others have their “sacred cows” for who that if any sleight at all is perceived, it becomes a holy war.

The bottom line is, we’re all responsible for how we react to what others say. Sometimes I am better at that than other times . . . .

every 3 months give or take. I did one about 3 months ago in fact, and there may have been one more since then….

The result is:

1. Group A comment about how well written the post is and they agree wit it
2. Group B refuse to stop the bashing and insults, and continue to cause havoc while ignoring the post. calling for peace.

I agree with what is stated above, just pointing out the sad facts of it and what to expect as a result.

(Sarcasm) What the (expletive deleted) are you doing putting up a post like this? Don’t you know we all treat each other with respect around here?

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I usually read this, but have posted only once because I am not confident in my baseball knowledge. I hate to see the negativity, but I love to read the perspective of those who contribute.

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On Dialogue, by David Bohm.

By that I mean those who engage in attacks and insults for the sport of it. Who in their right minds would enjoy having a reputation as an a-hole? If you want attention, why wouldn’t you do or say something positive to earn it?

BCB was too big for me pre-yahoo but yeah post-yahoo it is like a huge city with bad neighborhoods and drive by shootings of innocent bystanders.

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/4/21/847036/can-we-all-agree-to-just-enjoy-the

and I could write volumes about some of the things I’ve seen and endured here but I’ll try to keep it fairly short…and that’s hard for me to do.
 I appreciate this post because it gives me the opportunity to say a few things about the behavior of some of the folks here.
 As a Cardinal fan, I expect a little bashing when I post or comment, but I expect it to be all in good fun. Way too often it becomes venomous at the onset, and I know it’s because I’m a Cards fan. For the most part I try to ignore it but one can only tolerate so much of it.
 I don’t want this comment to sound like it’s all about me. It’s not! It’s about those who exhibit such childish, immature, self serving, boorish, attention seeking, peace disturbing and downright rude behavior. It’s a blight.
 What’s also interesting are some of the comments to this post from some of those very people. “people who live in glass houses…………”
Some of them think they’re intellectually superior and their very words show just the opposite. How smart are they really if they can’t see that?
 If someone walks into a room waving a white flag and immediately gets knocked to the floor it doesn’t say much for the group of folks around him…especially when no one helps him up off the floor. What that does is intimidate not just the one on the floor but everybody in the room. Not enough folks standing up to the bully(s).
 Rodney King had it right when he said “Can’t we all just get along?”
Let’s all go talk some baseball…..and get along!