Reply #18: you can question credentials w.out attacking someone [View All]

[pitohui]

on the internet especially we have no real way to know if some people are who they say they are

there is nothing wrong w. inquiring about credentials if someone claims special or exceptional knowledge not easily available to the rest of us

however it should be done politely and respectfully, instead of assuming that everyone who takes the time to post and participate is automatically an asshat

as for the folks who live to disrupt and make trouble, well, best to go directly to the alert button and move on the next post

some debates are sincere and engaged in for hope of learning a new insight, others are engaged in frankly for pure personal entertainment, sometimes difficult to tell who's who and what's what until you've already gotten too involved in a discussion