The death of the ability to hold a civilised discussion

[J R Hartley]

Reading many of the threads about NW, long ball tactics vs possession, etc, I'm struck by how the board has changed in the last few years from a relatively civilised discussion about different viewpoints to an approach where posters are personally attacked, rather than the viewpoint.

I've never come across a single instance where someone's opinion was changed by being called an idiot or stupid. I guess it's down to people just wanting to get a reaction rather than discuss things. I blame facebook and twitter...

And of course you’ve never labelled anyone stupid, or an idiot, or worse on here?