One of the things that shows some really bad taste, and is also quite visible in "social media" platforms, is how so many folks reply to something rudely, and completely out of context.

Personally, I agree with the idea of freedom of speech and some respect, but this is not the case here in some folks that continually, and completely, ignore the thread, only to make a comment that is NOT A PART OF THE DISCUSSION, and then someone comment that the poster would not know what they were talking about ... heck, if you don't know, why don't you ask for a clearer write up????? Is that too much to ask?

I can handle the heckling OK ... I was a theater major and did a lot of "speech" classes and I am aware of being in front of an audience and some folks not liking what is in front of them ... but if you don't like it ... why are you responding? LEAVE! Or at least explain your side of things! (Which I always do!)

I would like to request that some admins take to this a bit better, as a way to keep/maintain the comments and discussions much more on the level they need to be ... and that is not to say that some responses are not quite clear, and in my case, I always tried to make sure what I wrote was better related. But seeing comments like ... "assume that he knows what he is talking about" ... or "bye!" ... as replies are not fair ... not only do they not add to the contents, the folks involved are not adding the comments as to why they stated what they did ... and thus, they are not "on thread" and something should be said by a "referee" to stop that abuse ... 

We want to have a nice board about progressive music? Some of those folks whose comments are not really comments at all about the thread need to be addressed ... and while I respect them enough to not say they are not needed here, they do have some good points to make now and then, but these are so very rare ... and they spend their time trashing someone else's comments?

What is PA about anyway? Just another Twitter and Facebook and what not that can spend their time throwing a finger around? Please M@x and Admins ... take a stand ... we want to help the music, not show that the folks that supposed "like it", in essence don't really care about the music ... they are here for their favorites, not the rest of the music and their differences!

Thanks

I would, of course, wholeheartedly support Pedro’s request under normal circumstances, but feel unable to do so owing to falling asleep halfway through the second paragraph.

I have to disagree with almost everything you’ve written, Moshkito. I’ve been a lurker on these forums for years now, even if I’ve only started actively posting very recently. I have seen all manner of rude and ignorant posts from you. You freely and routinely rubbish the opinions of those who posted before, and if anyone ever dares to argue or explain why they think the way they do, you either attempt to shut them down, or shut yourself down.

The reason some people deliberately show they have no intention of engaging with you (eg the “Bye” posts) are because you have shown over and over and over again that you are not interested in listening to anyone else’s point of view.

Given that often your own point of view is quite obviously wildly different from the majority (a recent view of yours being that drugs had nothing to do with the music of the late ‘60s, despite all manner of evidence to the contrary), your stubbornness in clinging to those views is just one more thing that makes you appear somewhat crazy and deranged. This view of you is only exacerbated when you go off on one, if someone dares to disagree with you.

Good luck in getting the admins on your side, as I think they’ve been on your side already more than you know, giving you the benefit of the doubt when in many other forums I have frequented over the years, you would be long gone.

It’s honestly not the rest of us who need to think about what we write, but you. Sorry to burst your bubble.

Bye.

Oh, the irony of the original post. As if simply typing "Hi" to start a post mitigates a passive-aggressive ramble full of insults.