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Originally Posted by rsmlp

senior Vs junior member? Elitism at it highest. complete nonsense

Lighten up folks. It's a feature of the forum software used, not specific to this forum. For some types of forums, it's good to know whether someone has experience with the forum content.

Overall, web forums tend toward the negative as, unfortunately, people tend to react emotionally to posts without pause, and often in a way they would never think of in person.

Also, like any society group, there are always those who will speak their minds, whether wanted or not, and tend to be negative. Unfortunately, they tend to jump in on all topics. As in society, and thankfully, while vocal, they are usually a small minority of the overall good group of people who post or lurk here.

The best way to stop the negativity is for each member to always pause and ask before posting,

• Would I say it this way to the person if we were face-to-face?
• Is this really going to add value to the discussion?
• Will my post actauly change anyones mind?
• For this forum in particular, is the topic REALLY realted to the Lakes Region?

If the answer to any of these is "no", rethink your post.