You express reasonable sentiments.
However, I persistently relate to folks
AS I’D LIKE TO BE RELATED TO
. . . genuinely . . .
. . . all my posts considered . . .
And you know how much I’m castigated! LOL.
I don’t think some RC’s can wrap their Rosaries or understanding around such an assertion without choking on them.
I like long threads . . . what a tableau of the human drama they represent.
They wander all over the countryside like life does.
And, sooner or later . . . most folks display their priorities, values and multiple faces.
Maybe we could call it truth serum by thread length. LOL.
I am in total agreement with you. I first became acquainted with Free Republic and the Religion Forum almost 10 years ago when a friend directed me to an "interesting" discussion concerning something like "Baptist End Talks With The Catholic Church".
This thread evolved into "The Neverending Thread" with more than 50,000 posts.
I learned more from that experience than from any other on-line "discussion" before or since.