Trey Veston
Member
This forum does a decent job of stepping in and cooling things down, but I'm on several forums for everything from ATVs to pickups and only on gun forums do I see so much sniping at each other and insults. I've had to walk away from all but a couple of gun forums and only this one and Cast Boolits are generally civil.
I have no idea why that is. On ATV forums, people disagree on the best tires, or best brand, or whatever. But rarely do people make personal attacks just because someone else thinks their ATV doesn't fit them. On another forum, people like to bag on Dodge pickups, but those who chime in and say they owned one and it was trouble-free don't get piled on and their manhood questioned.
Is it gun owners that are generally more grouchy and intolerant of others, or is it the subject matter of firearms that triggers strong emotional responses?
Perhaps it's the subject matter. A firearm is generally used to defend one's life and the lives of their loved ones, so the choice of a weapon may be much more intimate to some than what ATV they use in the woods.
I don't know. Thoughts?
I have no idea why that is. On ATV forums, people disagree on the best tires, or best brand, or whatever. But rarely do people make personal attacks just because someone else thinks their ATV doesn't fit them. On another forum, people like to bag on Dodge pickups, but those who chime in and say they owned one and it was trouble-free don't get piled on and their manhood questioned.
Is it gun owners that are generally more grouchy and intolerant of others, or is it the subject matter of firearms that triggers strong emotional responses?
Perhaps it's the subject matter. A firearm is generally used to defend one's life and the lives of their loved ones, so the choice of a weapon may be much more intimate to some than what ATV they use in the woods.
I don't know. Thoughts?