...the fact that regardless of the person's intent, if they're derailing/destroying the discussion or driving away others, then that's something that needs to be addressed.
Exactly.
And yeah, it's way harder to deal with some random person who shows up specifically to argue, and who doesn't know the lay of things. At least the regulars have a sense of what you mean when you talk about certain things. Context is incredibly helpful stuff.
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Date: 2011-03-11 06:52 pm (UTC)Exactly.
And yeah, it's way harder to deal with some random person who shows up specifically to argue, and who doesn't know the lay of things. At least the regulars have a sense of what you mean when you talk about certain things. Context is incredibly helpful stuff.