One of my best posts ever was deleted with the rest of the Open Letter from MC thread
So, I will try and remember what I wrote and put it here, it is germane. The evil side of the good/evil parts to the Internet is tone. I may disagree with someone's ideas and make it as blunt as I want - in person, when that bluntness is coupled with a sly grin, a wink, a raised eyebrow - a totally different meaning is given. On this board and with e-mail, we don't have that benefit. What I said to MC was that I agreed with some, disagreed with most, but believed that if we sat down over a pair of our favorite brews, we would probably have a civil conversation. If we didn't have that civil conversation, one or both of us would benefit from therapy. When you hit the Add reply button, whatever you have written is spewed forth in black and white. I always hit the preview post button, read the words, and try to (as objectively as possible) understand the "tone" that I'm projecting. It works for me - how about you?

MC - thanks for the apology. It takes a big man to say I'm sorry and I appreciate your efforts. I still disagree with most of what you say however but this is America. Thank God for that!!!

After hitting the preview post button, I recognized the tone of this was condescending. I will not edit the post - but only to make the point.