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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kits" data-source="post: 1441494" data-attributes="member: 28106">Ah.  That is interesting, Peter. I think one of the biggest difference between the bbc and here, are there are no trolls here, and those that do appear are very swiftly dealt with by Admin and that is where the "safe" feeling comes in. But, I wouldn't like to think that people feel they cannot debate here.  If you look back in that long thread from November, there were many, many replies and not one person was rude or made personal insults.   That is another difference between here and the bbc.  On those old boards people were appalling simply because it was reactively moderated, and sadly some were total idiots whose only contributions were to wind up posters. Here we all appear to be able to debate ideas, see each other's viewpoints and discuss things without resorting to personal attacks. So go for it - tell us how you feel about the grey squirrels! o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>