I disagree with #6.

I am not a Christian. Therefore, I have no obligation to turn the other cheek.

I have every intention of being civil to anyone I speak to, in person or on the net, as long as he/she is civil to me. Once a person decides to be uncivil, continuing to try to be polite is just labeling yourself a victim.

Of course, you also have the option of just ceasing to communicate at all, which is often the most logical step.

Or so it seems to me.

Peter.