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In reply to the discussion: Post removed [View all]bhikkhu
(10,748 posts)10. I don't find that thoughtful and respectful disagreement or discussion is gone at all
but I do find that a lot of useless interpersonal flaming is gone, though not all of that. I think its important to look at it in perspective - virtually every news forum on the internet has seen its forums devolve into the equivalent of 5-year old s**t-slinging tournaments, and had all serious readers driven out. Many (if not most) news sites that don't depend on forums have shut them down as public embarrassments. DU was never that bad, but I can recall times when I looked at the general discussion pages and deliberately avoided two-thirds of them, as any attempt to discuss quickly led a good dragging into the mud.
If you've got something you've put some thought to (such as this OP), I don't see it getting pulled.
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Let me guess,the places you go to for your "doze" of reality is one that actually
synergie
Sep 2016
#13
There are any old timers here on DU who think they're quite important and influential. If you
monmouth4
Sep 2016
#8
I don't find that thoughtful and respectful disagreement or discussion is gone at all
bhikkhu
Sep 2016
#10
I'm wondering the same thing...with everything else in the world going on, plus your own lives
CTyankee
Sep 2016
#16
I disagree. DU is finally back to being a sane place I can think about recommending to people again.
stevenleser
Sep 2016
#41