Re: Drama
I get a real kick out of Hveragerthi's overuse of 'ROTFLMAO!!!!!!', and other antics. I mean, the guy's trying really hard to establish a reputation on the Web as being the #1 authority on health, herbal medicine, ozone, human biochemistry, etc. etc., and yet he's sabotaging it day after day with childish retorts against his opponents like 'ROTFLMAO!!!!!!', and relentless whining about personal attacks and getting banned from
Support Forums (generally for incessant, rude, and needless arguing).
Gosh... if you want to gain rapport amongst the largest and most diverse audience as you possibly can, try keeping the dark side of your personality a bit more of a secret.
Can you just imagine if Mercola acted this way in the comments section of his newsletter articles? It would be f***in' hilarious... Actually, I do see it happen once or twice a year when someone really provokes him over a subject that's really important to him (like his fitness program). But for the most part he keeps his ego under control.
I also wonder if people would be this pissy towards one another if these discussions were taking place in person, in real time. Something about your opponent appearing to be nothing more than words on your monitor makes those burdensome self-imposed rules of politeness and tolerance go right out the window...