In real life, a person has a tremendous amount of control over who they hang out with, who they converse with, and who they even have to listen to.

On the online world of forums, that doesn't apply. Every body and their mother can jump into any conversation whether they are an expert, whether they have actual knowledge of the subject, or even if they just want to try to "liven" things up by being a jerk. Often it's very easy to get caught up in what every person says in regards to what is your business. I'm guilty of that.

A thicker skin is needed online. Odds are that no matter what you do, you won't change the behavior of somebody else for the better. And sometimes your expectations of "good behavior" aren't the norm online. Ignoring responses is perfectly fine. Worst case a guy can put other users on Ignore and not even see their posts.

Personally I hate to see anybody leave here, no matter how much they contribute to the discussions or not.

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