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I am excited about venturing in to this community. I believe listening is a huge component to learning. For me, it isn't a challenge to engage in respectful dialogue. I can see where this site encourages all of the above.

My question is... in what way to you curb disrespectful interaction with people during discussion?

Schmitt72 3 Mar 21
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I simply don't wait for a crowd to agree with me . Whether people respect me or not , I've had a global readership for 11 years . I'm in the process of linking my blog posts at Real History . People are welcome to agree , disagree or challenge . I've been around the block , many times .

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Great question. The book of proverbs, I think has two ways of 'curbing' disrespectful stuff: "Answer a fool according to his folly lest he be wise in his own eyes", and, "Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest you become like him!"

Amen! Thank you!

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Good to have you,

I have not experienced and disrespectful interaction yet. When I do I will just scroll on by after I laugh a bit. I don't think it is possible to get disrespected by a nameless person on the internet.

Good point! Thank you.

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I am overly careful about how I word things. I take responsibility for the things I know and share, I leave room for the things I don't know (and don't know I don't know, sounds excessive but its important)

And I create a space in my head for the depths of thought from others that could be completely out side of my perspective. I assume I don't know as much about them as they don't know about me.

I accept the things I can not change or understand but put forward what I know to add to conversation. When you focuse on yourself and leave room for others to focuse on themselfs the room to argue in an immature fashion is limited by the boundaries you set.

I am also not emotionally attached to the outcome of most situations. I'm never trying to convince anyone of anything. As so often happens you will just push the person arguing away and convince people already on your side.

Very sound advice. Thank you!

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Welcome aboard. Enjoy. I really haven’t had any problems here with disrespect. If I feel like somebody’s coming on a bit strong or harshly, I let them know but again it’s typically not a problem here

I have yet to see any disrespect here, myself. It's good to see you reinforce that! Thank you!

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