The problem lies in some of these on-line masked personae clash terribly and it's a cycle that seems never ending and self reinforcing. Lets take two utterly fictitious forumites.. lets call them .. oh "Ricky" and "the Deadly Sloth"
Ricky posts something quite acceptable fact wise but perhaps in a slightly aggressive tone. for example
"The Sky is blue and any one that says otherwise is a numpty!"
the Deadly Sloth then immediately retaliates with an equally correct response but seemingly designed to one up Ricky's post and take up a counter-view.
"aha! but the sky isn't blue! it only SEEMS to be blue due to light refracting though the atmosphere! Aha ! Touché!"
then it starts..
"so you're saying when I look at the sky I'm not seeing blue? surely all colour is to do with the scattering/reflection/absorption of light ? Next you'll be telling me rainbows aren't rainbow coloured.."
round and round and round ever accelerating, each poster taking an opposing side to the other one and drawing more and more people into the argument.
of course, this is a fictitious argument, any resemblance to forumites living, dead or undead is purely coincidental.
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