Attention all Members: Stop Name Calling and Bickering

I've been off here for a while. I have been lurking for the last couple of weeks, and have to agree that things here have taken a turn for the worse. I used to enjoy the banter, and read with interest the knowledge of those with far more experience than myself. However, the constant need for apologetic threads, and the "I am leaving for good" threads, followed by pages of posts trying to coax someone back are sounding more and more hollow everytime I read them.

I read with amusement the post of one of the mods "welcoming" members to the political forum. I unsubscribed from this one due to the absolute hatred being slung by members and their inability to even listen (nevermind debate) an issue. It's funny how I rarely see any input in any of the other forums from members who used to be involved in page after page of name-calling when I now click "New Posts" after unsubscribing. And when they do, they tend to subvert threads with the political BS.

My nine year-old daughter said to me - "Dad you know everything". I said, "No dear, I may seem to know everything, and I may know more than you about many things right now, but no one knows everything, and one day you will know more than me. Hopefully the day won't come where you know everything, because on that day, you no longer will look forward to tomorrow"

Grant