The key is a civilized debate, with self imposed rules of conduct that avoid any necessity for moderators to act to control the discussion.
I find the tolerance of moderators on this forum to be exceptional. I have followed threads that are allowed to continue to a point where I would have pulled the plug myself, but in general contributors here are willing to discuss things with an excellent level of self imposed civility.
Most new knowledge is gained by reading things that are on the fringe of your own beliefs and experiences.
Intolerance breeds ignorance. Allowing the reader to draw his own conclusions and withholding agenda driven criticisms is the heart of a successful forum debate.
regards
Mech
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