When I first joined PC you didn't reply to an OP unless you were being supportive ie acknowledging the OP, agreeing with the OP, giving the OP a hug etc. Back then, your post was deleted if your reply was unsupportive of the OP and you'd get a nice message from a moderator telling you not to reply to threads that you didn't agree with. In fact I remember being told off for saying that I was 'playing devils advocate' in giving a different point of view.

It seems to me that the rules have changed somewhere along the line. I now feel apprehension before posting a thread for fear that I will not get 'support.' That's a shame, I liked what 'support' used to mean here at PC.

No doubt I'll get some unsupportive replies to this thread, yes I feel very fearful of that.