I belong to only two forums. The other one is a forum about Honda Goldwing motorcycles. A bunch of really good people, mostly men, who share a common interest with me about a pretty benign subject.

A couple of weeks ago, the administrators posted a questionnaire asking how to improve the site. Yesterday, they posted information about the most common concerns.

The thing most commented on in the questionnaire apparently was bullying, confrontation, name calling, polarization and general all around sniping at each other. Some members said they were afraid to post for fear of reprisal. About motorcycles mind you!

Well, the thread in which the results were posted, now has over 122 posts and nearly 4,000 views. The thread is full of confrontation, borderline name calling, polarization and general all around sniping. For a while, I was afraid a hatchet fight was going to break out.

Can you imagine what it would be like if there was a political motorcycle forum?