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I am game but I have noticed that some people enjoy stirring the calm water.  For them, it's fun.  For me, it is not.

I have also noticed that there are a few people who complain about a certain moderator when ever the opportunity arrises.  This is also a water stirring activity... not good at all.  I, for one would not enjoy the job of moderator... it is long hours without pay.

Other than these two small items... I am on board.

What ever it takes.................

Everyone in my family bickers! So it is here. I don't think it gets out of hand .Some one is gonna gripe about everything or anything! Hey its a forum give an opinion and take in stride someones OTHER opinion. (CAN BE HARD TO DO) We can't huggy bear kissy face all of the time.

Colleen

xoxoxoxo (huggy bear and kissy face)

: )

I think it be boring if we couldn't pick at each other, beside we don't always have the best answers and learn from one another as painful that may be!!

Nobody noticed my "evolution"? :-)

To avoid an attach,  'raise the draw bridge'

Don't respond .  If the issue is political, religious, sex, so?  If the heat gets to be too much just shut it off, quit talking. 

Personal insults towards me are amusing, flattering, and I usually enjoy them.  If it gets to me I'll take a day or 2 off to recoup then I'm back, no big deal.  Sometimes I get had.  You got Me!  Can't always win!

My feelings are  we DO have solidarity.   Now and then someone's gonna get pissed, so what.  Kiss and makeup, like family.   Or growup, get over it and give your neighbor some space to do or say something dumb.   Like,     I got a cell phone that is really really old.   Its so old that when I called my wife I got my EXwife.   Had to put a nickle in the slot to talk. 

Ok then NO Political, Religious, or Questions about Sex...and no answers that have political, religious, or sexual content...that would stop much of the bickering.  And no teasing, even if both parties Know its in fun...... Daren- I get sick of the bickering and occasionally responses are IN YOUR FACE mean and unnecessary.  I simply dont respond/ answer their questions because they are not nice.  And, until recently, I avoided political Qs...I am not disagreeing with you at all- just pointing out that alot would have to change!!!!  There is still some control we all have- not giving a TU, not responding to Qs, or pointing out to someone they are way out of line.  When I need Peace and a good laugh I only answer (or ask) fun Q's that will have funny Answers.  Please don't leave!  Avid the jerks and stick with the nice ones!!!

daren1, I appreciate the thought, but don't see it happening.  I've been told this is not a family, it is a community.   In a community, I don't  have to travel to a neighborhood I don't want to visit, nor do I have to interact with people I would prefer to not know.  
Here is the same.  I can name 4 people right off who have been deliberately unkind, rude, derogatory, or disparaging to me.  I don't acknowledge them and stay away from their stuff. They stay away from mine.  I got the message; not sure what I did or said to earn their disdain, but I don't need to put myself in a place to be subjected to it. 
Diversity is part of what makes this place interesting. Patting each other on the back for a birthday or "grand" accomplishment is how we show the love. We don't have to be nasty to each other, but we don't have to sugarcoat everything, either.  
Maybe this place should be called akaQAO  (opinions).   :D
You are always Cool Beans.  

This is what happens when a help page gets turned into a discussion forum.  Yahoo answers allows for no interaction between the members and Yahoo answers is based on the same idea as akaQA, it is meant to be a place where people can ask a question and get an answer, that's it. I suppose you should be happy we can interact with each other here, good or bad.