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Originally posted by boots: I think there are a couple of things going on. 1) the snipers seem to be hanging out in the politics forum...more so than the regular lounge. So you have a concentration of flamers here. That makes this forum seem more hostile, and the regular forum to seem less so. So, I'd say the "Lounge" is still pretty much the same in total, but lopsided in the specifics. 2) Often the snipers are the ones who make some of the controversy in the regular lounge interesting. A little spice can go a long way. But too much spice in one mouthful can be unpleasant. On the issue of gaining some new insight, I think I have gotten a lot of interesting info in this forum. The last couple of days have been rather bland, but not much is happening, and most of the "background" stuff has been beaten into the ground. I really like the discussions about what the underlying reasons for the war may be. I now know a lot more world history than I did two weeks ago. Simey continues to provide an interesting commentary on the working of the military, TF, BlackGriffin, Theoleon (and a few others) have posted very thought proving pieces, and the extremists on both sides have provided some interesting pieces that offer different paradigms in which to view the war. All in all, I have had a tremendous education this last couple of weeks. But then again, Lerk, I'm still a youngin'.  I'm only early 30-something, and I am about to be fresh out of school and into the "real" world where I actually have the time to learn this stuff. I haven't really had that opportunity before, what with being chained the a lab bench for the last 12 years. I especially look forward to my time with the golf pro this summer. And my soon to ebarked upon adventure with Python or Perl...I'm not sure which yet.
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good observations.
yes, now that you frame it that way, I guess a higher concentration of snipers is in fact what I'm noticing.
(I had written my last note before seeing this one from you)