“You remember something that never was. If anything, it used to be more rough-and-tumble than it is today.”
That is true. When I joined in 2000, I was afraid to post ANY opinion unless I totally agreed with someone who had been a member longer than I had been, because newbies and others got stomped over and over and it was brutal. Then, I was too busy running the state of Texas to post, would read when I could. I was finally able to come back “full time” and it is not as nearly brutal as it was in the early years.
>> When I joined in 2000... I was too busy running the state of Texas to post
NO KIDDING!
You took the reins from Dubya? So when exactly did Rick Perry come on board?
:-)