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8th March 2009
I very much agree with Tai regarding quality of some replies. It is often very insulting to waste time reading sectarian swearing and smart*** one-liners. Those who can hold rational discussion are known, although on rare occasions perhaps any of us is tempted to swing away.
I have myself questioned some posters about this, and interestingly some people post things they do not believe in, just to provoke or give the other side a 'taste of their own medicine'. But that in itself lowers the quality of the forum, as well as the impression of FPMers to the outside world, since the overwhelming majority of visitors read rather than post.
A few years ago, I would tell anyone to go check the FPM forum, and compare it to the other Lebanese political forums, just as a glimpse to the quality of FPMer thinking and principles. I don't know if this is just my impression, but the forum was at a peak in 2005-2006, then had a dip for a bit when a lot of new members bashed too often in 2007, but since then things seem to have improved a lot. Still, clamping down on regular bashers is a constant need.
Cheers! |