Icing conditions

Neil Gould wrote:
So, just as we are willing to do to others, we should do to him.

When someone gets unreasonable or argumentative, it's simple enough to
start ignoring the individual at that point.

On the other hand, people learn differently and Usenet mixes many
flavors and cultures, so personality conflicts are bound to happen.

I'll answer on-topic posts that interest me and ignore those that don't.

Recently, B A R R Y posted:

Neil Gould wrote:
So, just as we are willing to do to others, we should do to him.

When someone gets unreasonable or argumentative, it's simple enough to
start ignoring the individual at that point.

True, however if the unreasonable or argumentative post presents something
that could possibly be detrimental to learning the facts, I appreciate it
when someone jumps in with the correct information.

On the other hand, people learn differently and Usenet mixes many
flavors and cultures, so personality conflicts are bound to happen.

I'll answer on-topic posts that interest me and ignore those that
don't.

Agreed.

Neil