On Sep 14, 2006, at 9:25 AM, Michael Perelman wrote:
Nothing is wrong with contention if people treat each other with respect. But some threads do not lead to much of a positive outcome.
When Doug introduced the 9/11 conspiracy topic on LBO prior to last weekend I was surprised, but in the end, the thread provided me some very positive results. I was able to evoke a couple of rational responses to questions that had puzzled me for 5 years regarding the event. It may have been the general level of disrespect that provoked the positive result. <?>
