[barrysloate]

I agree with Rob to some degree, but we should remember how completely chaotic and hateful the board used to get when Bruce was posting, or the nonsense from people like Marshall and Adrian. Fortunately, things have improved considerably from those days.

But there is still quite a bit of personal insulting going on which I could do without. Several times I've seen posters call other posters snowflakes, which is a clear political slur. I asked Leon why he doesn't intervene and put a stop to it, but he doesn't want to and it's his board and his choice. I also see too many arguments with the parties calling each other idiots, probably not the ideal way to advance one's position.

But this is all a sign of the times. America is angry and some of the coarse dialogue leeches onto the board. As long as it's minimal, I guess we can all live with it. And Leon is doing a very good job dealing with the many disparate personalities. But a little more civility could never hurt.