Let me put things into perspective here...

We get somewhere between 4,000 and 5,000 posts/threads per week here at this community. I'd say somewhere between 95-98% of those posts/threads are posted without any issue, no moderator intervention, no issues arising. That's because the *vast majority* of posts and threads are a-okay -- they are here to support one another and help one another with issues in their lives.

So unless you're honestly reading those 4,000-5,000 posts/threads per week, I'd have a hard time believing you're observing a "general pattern." I do a *lot* of reading here and even I don't pretend to be able to keep up.

What I do notice is that the biggest problems comes from the same few topics and people trying to discuss them with one another. This is an observation I've made over the past 12 years of running online communities. And that is specifically why we ask people to restrict themselves on these subjects.

We're happy to improve what we do here, and that's why I'm okay with this thread. But I'd ask that we stay away from generalizations that aren't necessarily true and instead focus on specific issues that a person has a question or problem with. I can address specific threads or specific questions about things, but I can't address broad categorizations that may or may not be true.

DocJohn