I can't recall Rick ever insulting anyone he disagreed with. He always showed respect for the other person's point of view. That is a rare quality these days here on the Mudcat.

I'd wholly agree with the first two sentences there, Doug, and think thta Rick is a great model in those ways as well as others.

I don't actually agree with your last sentence. The really nasty posters are still, thank God, a small minority, as they always have been. It's just that they rather obtrude their presence out of proportion to their actual numbers, rather like a slug in a bowl of salad.