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Message: [QUOTE="connie, post: 3861706, member: 7882"] In answer to the question, I guess that's up to any given user. And the administrators. Aside from that, I see plenty of felicity in the hundreds of comments posted week in and week out. Is there sniping and bickering? Well, I suppose on occasion; but it is pretty much drowned out around here by the milk of human kindness. So . . . I'm not bothered. Sports fans are a lively bunch, often possessed of an impressive array of information, filtered through passion as well as intelligence. (Anyone who's ever sat in a bar in Boston and bitched about the Red Sox over the decades must surely be familiar with the experience.) I only speak for myself: I like spirited dialog, even if punctuated by sarcasm, a harsh word, a curt turn of phrase, back-handed riposte and the like. America is the melting pot of the smart aleck (from Mark Twain, to H.L. Mencken, Dorothy Parker, Bob Hope (yeah, I know, born in London), right on up to George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Norm McDonald, Chris Rock, . . . you name it). I say, "bring it". If you've got a sharp opinion, want to spar, etc., then let's have. There's an easy response if one is deemed to have crossed the line: silence. Otherwise, I don't really see the problem. I'd rather be exposed to views I despise, then be deprived of the right to be offended. [/QUOTE]