[Coop]

I seem to remember that, for a brief time at least, others were not so routinely accused of "falsities" or lies simply because one considered the opinions of others to be "hooey".

See, here's the deal. It was this way in 1998, 1999... 2005, and likely for the foreseeable future. People (often those whose feelings are easily hurt and/or those that have difficulty defending their positions) can post hooey in opi, and I can call it hooey. Especially if I back up my statement. And you get to not agree with me! (See, this latter part is what often leads to an opus...)

[eskimo]

People (often those whose feelings are easily hurt and/or those that have difficulty defending their positions) can post hooey in opi, and I can call it hooey. Especially if I back up my statement. And you get to not agree with me!

Everyone is entitled to their opinion; but,I'm not certain how one could "back up" one's subjective assessment of what constitutes "hooey".

I am wondering whether I would consider being called "liar" for an opinion concerning a decrease in civility a personal affront or confirmation of what I suspected was true