But when ever there is a bedate, you allways get the stations that cannot put their views forward, so they turn to being personal. Very often their remarks have nothing to do with the subject of the dabate.
Many use the ploy of ridicule to reduse any argument to a low level. I know of some that phone others to reduse any view to ridicule. What would be nice, if stations only took part in a debate if they had a view on the subject. If you have to turn to ridicule or making silly comment, you view cannot be very strong.
If you do like to talk on Packet try Convers mode at a TCP-IP site
Phone or use another mode to stir up trouble. I can think of one or two that go as far as asking DX not to talk to stations.
I find it even more amaizing that stations and dx get involved. I would ask all stations not to be used, by stations that do not know the meaning of the word Democracy, every body has the right of a view, as long as it does not take the right of others away, or ridicule or belittle another person or race.