I usually don't contribut to threads like that because I think they can easily become preachy and boring, but there's another thing I'd like people to think about.

We have a few people who participate in this Forum who do not speak English as their primary language. There are times when I notice that these people are subjected to a certain lack of hospitality and even attacks from English-speaking people, and I find that really distressing. I suppose that if we want to have a free and open forum, we have to put up with a certain amount of bigotry, but it's something that really bothers me.
-Joe Offer-