"There is a minority that post that simply cannot accept that others may legitimately hold contrary views to their own, and insist on hammering away repeatedly."
I agree entirely Iains - they usually make themselves known with strings of postings of personal abuse and attempts to 'talk down' their opponents - irritating to receive but highly entertaining to compile into huge lists
There have, to my knowledge, only ever been two posters who have consistently done this - one had ridden off into the sunset, the other is now taking an "outraged from Tun bridge Wells" attitude to such behaviour which may be an indication he intends to change his ways a good thing, I suppose, though I shall miss the opportunity of compiling those lists!!!
Many of us need to get our act together if this section is going to survive, but that depends entirely on "ssein' oursel's as ithers see us"
More later
Jim Carroll