Hm...

So the overall number of posts is way down, and the ratio of posts worth
reading to posts worth ignoring is also way down...

My approach to that problem (if it is one at all) is that i only reply
to post from people who i know will not come back in an offensive manner
(they don't have to agree with my posts, they may make fun of my posts,
they may post non-sequiturs, but they won't post offensive replies,
since they and i have known each other long enough - even if in some
cases just virtually). Of course, i can't stop anybody else from
replying to my posts, either, but obviously, if someone does so in an
offensive manner, they will not see a further reply from me. This method
is very simple and low stress, suitably matched to life in Okinawa. ;-)

Al (yes it is one of my real names)

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