On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 18:31:24 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Being called a scum sucking pig f*cker in one thread may affect one's responses in
other threads.

If you avoid inflammatory commentary the chances of drawing that kind
of response are very slim.

And there's always the kill file. If someone offends you, make them
go away. If they offend everyone they'll soon be talking to their own
computer.