Originally Posted by Hyoi

Neither shows why people take disagreements personally.
As I stated before, they are important and need to happen. Without them we do not grow........rkzenrage

It's been firmly established that once an individual states a position publicly, they are unlikely to change that position. A disagreement is often incorrectly perceived as a personal attack rather than an interesting alternative. This is a flaw that we all suffer from time to time, one that is magnified by this medium......we can't interpret body language or tone of voice. I was at one time a bit put off by the use of smilies, firstly because the term itself is silly and secondly because it seemed a tad childish, but I've accepted the fact that their attempt is to substitute for the missing indications of intent.

As for the latter part of your statement, I accept it as fact......an indisputable fact.

A group of "agreers and back-patters" may very well feel better about their position, but this form of gathering in no way verifies that position's validity.