[Growltigger]

Good post Atrocities and sensible to boot.

I think we all also have to remember the medium in which we are communicating. Posting requires a good degree of verbal dexterity in order to get one's point across, and certain "emotions", or nuances to a statement (for example, irony) are very hard to get across by posting alone.

Missing these nuances means that it is easier for preople reading the post to misunderstand what was actually intended. Face to face or verbal comminucation tends to avoid this, as we have all developed the ability to "read" the underlying metaphors and spin which people make to their statements.

Worth thinking about, I for one have made inflammatory Posts, even to the extent of flaming one poster mercilessly (but he I recall was trying to get Atrocities' trek site kicked off his server, so maybe I was partially justified on that one. Certainly, he seemed to take umbrage at the PMs I sent him).