You said — It seems like the Mac ping list alerts the faithful flock to defend Apple to the death and that is when the claws come out and it starts to get ugly.
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Ummm..., I always thought there was a pro and a con side... :-)
HOWEVER, I do think in the “religious section” they have a “caucus” where you can only post if you agree with the premise of the thread.
You might consider starting an “anti-Mac caucus” where the only people who can post are rabid anti-Mac people... LOL...