Back to the first post, why is it the "mature" thing to ignore someone totally because you disagree with them on one point? Learning my way around the pond, I'm trying to figure out who knows a particular instrument or aspect of music best. I may not agree with an individual's position on some BS thread, but if a cellophane comb thread starts and this person is a truly great cellophane comb player, I want to real what he/she/it has to say regardless.

PS I haven't figured out whether dealing through the e-medium makes me more flippant or less defensive. Maybe a little of both.

Bottom line, we don't need any "devices" but our common sense. Odd that with every tech advance comes the urge to surround it with layers of really artificial conventions & prohibitions.

CC