It's difficult for me to take anyone seriously who insists on grammar corrections as a tangent.
_refugee_ tried to be passive aggressive and when it didn't result in the response he wanted he turned it into open aggression (and it still isn't going to result in the response he's looking for). He has every right to be a dick, just as I can choose not to respond to it. But I haven't muted him, nor will I, it hurts me every bit as much as him. He might actually have something constructive to say at some point.
What is amusing about this situation is that user seems to think that anyone who disagrees with someone else will immediately mute them instead of continuing the discussion at future points, and I have no intention of muting mreiland. What is even more amusing is that as that user has only submitted one post ever, muting me would have minimal effects anyway.
I used to mute people all of the time on Reddit if/when it was obvious that they were trolling/not being constructive, and advocated that others do the same (rather than engage them, which it seems they always did.) Unsurprisingly, that never caught on - people enjoy "engaging the troll" or arguing hardheadedly too much to consider their time spent wasted.
Conversely, I have come across users in the past that had contrasting views from mine, but that obviously cared enough about "the thing" they were talking about that they were able to present clear arguments illuminating their reasoning. I chose not to block these people, and regardless of whether I agreed or disagreed with them, our conversations were always constructive.
I guess my point is, some discussions are worth continuing, others are not. I look forward to seeing if the ability to mute here makes "muting the noise" in pursuit of meaningful discussion a more standard practice.
How are you zedadex? Nice to make your acquaintance. You have been a member of Hubski for 955 DAYS! and this is your first comment, that's amazing. I hope we hear more from you. Please let us know if the muting process helps you to filter out the noise. Cheers!
Another thought - it's kind of conversation derailing to focus on that (grammar). It doesn't really add anything to the conversation/s. It just seems like a passive aggressive form of trolling or dismissing any points that the person was trying to make. However, instead of trying to talk myself out of this site, I'm staying. Just tossing my two cents around this thread.