@JASFLALMT; sorry that it took me a moment to respond, but I m also working a FT job with tight turnaround times, and wanted time to offer an appropriate response.
Normally, I don't mind the bickering so much. It's entertaining at times. I like how a thread starts with one subject and often veers off to another, because I don't really come here to learn about MSing. I come for camaraderie, and enjoy helping others out. After all, how much can really be written about MSing that hasn't been covered?
I've also joked many times that everyone needs to relax, and that this is not brain surgery...but there's a difference here. Lives actually are at stake, and bad information can potentially cost a life. Silence in the face of misinformation being posted can also potentially save a life.
I am also on edge. I grow tired of sitting at my desk and working when my outlet for decompression is fading away. I should be at a cafe in Rome with @MickeyB next month, but alas, I will be sitting at the same desk, doing the same thing...possibly for the rest of the year. And yet I am one of the lucky ones! I don't have to rely MSing for income.
The instigation that I refer to is posting misinformation. It's the sarcastic responses that while in the surface may appear to be on topic, or really just taking a jab at another. It's throwing up BS arguments against every good piece of information offered in the name of civil liberties, or capitalism, or whatever the catch-word of the day is. It's hard to explain without making this a political post because the whole world has become politicized. We used to be able to wave off politics in the name of all having MSing in common, but now we have local and federal governments controlling our ability to stay safe, or to continue working. How can that not be political when then #1 thread is about shoppers receiving government funds to stay alive?
So perhaps the moderators have a decision to make. Does everyone have equal and fair access to post their beliefs in the name of MSing?...even if those beliefs are harmful to others? Or do we want a community of people who care? People who help one another, inspire one another, and support one another. You can read through the forum and know exactly who those people are. I shouldn't have to name names...