I belong to a bunch of non-MC forums so i can't speak to brand/model differences but the degree of civility and good sense on this site is amazing compared to all but the most stringently business-like forums. People here will sometimes blow off a newbie question or make a sarcastic comment but almost always the intent is good and the tone is friendly.
IMHO this kind of behaviour is probably initially set by good moderation but it's self reinforcing. Somebody who has a momentary impulse to act out will think better of it knowing that others will see it badly or remembering how they've been treated in the past. I think also, people strive to contribute here and we're trying to live up to the quality of the posts we've benefited from in the past. Mostly my comments apply to the more technical posts but I bet the tone spills over into the lounge and humour posts.
BTW, I had missed the post two above mine [kidhaf] but that was well put.
Last edited by Bill; 12/08/2008 12:04 PM.
