I post on various threads because I love to chat and to learn about other people's views and experiences, especially those from other countries. I've learnt an awful lot on here over the years.

I suppose I just enjoy making contact with my fellow human beings and exchanging thoughts and ideas. I do love people (always have) and talk to anyone, in supermarkets, at bus stops, at the doctor's, and most folk love to respond and have their say. Mudcat is like that too.

I don't mind strong opinions, but there comes a point where it gets unnecessarily nasty. I wish folk wouldn't write vicious stuff or get personal. Insults aren't helpful, neither do they contribute to the discussion.
It would be awful for a new visitor to the forum to see some of the hideous wrangling and decide not to join. Every group needs new blood, and these types of threads give a bad impression in my opinion.