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It would be really nice if comments could remain respectful of others' opinions. (Regardless if you disagree or agree). This is, by far, the most educational forum on the planet and sometimes it is a good thing to read an opposing opinion on a subject to strengthen *your* position's argument or to perhaps see the issue in a different light.

Pinging someone to intentionally taunt, and then slap an ignorant label on them is akin to some of the lovely daggers as seen on DU.

This isn't DU. It's FreeRepublic. It is a priviledge to have a forum like this, one that provides incredibly meaningful feedback. When narrow-minded playground name calling and taunting takes place, the standards are lowered. And it turns a lot of would-be FReepers off. Make your argument intelligently and leave the playground stuff at the playground.

With your permission, I am going to cut and paste this into Word, for future use. A very effective and succinct reply to diffuse the people who can't seem to get by personal attacks. I'm sure I'll get a lot of use out of it on a few select threads....

Thanks again.