Discounting basement posts, I would say 95% of my posts are honest attempts at civil debate, or humor.
I do have to agree you set a standard, IMO.
Good question...you could also ask if you eliminated all the smarmy snarky threads on Palin, Fox news, general attacks on religion, etc, would this board even exist?
Good question...you could also ask if you eliminated all the smarmy snarky threads on Palin, Fox news, general attacks on religion, etc, would this board even exist?
I have said some pretty bad things about certain posts and posters to my husband though. The specifics stay offline though.
I know the fringe folks will call me to task for going off topic, but that presupposes that what we do here actually makes a difference, anyway.
I think thats a pretty good place to start actually...why do people come here in the first place?
OOOH OOOH i wanna KNOW!
To answer your question, I define rhetoric different than most seem to here. People see it as hackery, when I see it more along the lines of persuasion. As such, I would say nearly 0% of my post would remain.
If you couldn't post insults, slams, return-volley slams, hate, or rhetoric, what percentage of your posts would remain standing?