Since I joined PT a year and half ago, I have gotten much more selective in the threads I read. Part of this is time, part of it is to aviod the bickering. The threads I read, I often read the orignal post, skim through responses, picking out some to read ignoring others, and looking for updates from the original author. I admit I miss things that way, and I may duplicate a response, but, at the same time, a lot of what I miss is the bickering and nastiness.

I'm going to add to Jonza's statement...
I don’t care one iota how old people are, or their gender or their race or their religion

Not only does this not matter, but I don't care if I agree with your opinion, IF ( and of course there is always an exception), but IF you are able to maturly state your opinion, explain your resoning behind it, and accept the fact that mine is different.

I'm not even sure if that applies to the original point of this thread...what maybe fits better is, if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all. If you think a thread is pointless, move on! Simple as that.

I have made some good friends on PT and had the pleasure of meeting many, many wonderful members. I hope to meet more.

At the same time, there is too much going on my my life to get involved in all the "attention grabbers" the "drama" and the flat our lies. I'm not saying if you have a bad day, don't share...please do. We all need an outlet.

Does my rambling have a point? Who knows

Think before you post, keep the arguements in private and respect each other...Keep Pet Talk friendly