Where do you think you are - this is the Internet!
"Has anything said here in this thread caused you to reevaluate your positions?" -GnuBreed at April 10, 2013 08:43 AM
I don't usually ROFLMAO, but this...!
Immediate thought: where do you think you are - this is the Internet! (Nev mind that AoSHQ is the rare exception, the thinking person's smart military blog.)
2nd reflection: Been in online groups since BBS & CompuServe days. Generally, The Great Debate is not about persuading one's debate opponent - as debaters tend to entrench rather than listen. But then you get a private email of gratitude from a lurker, and you realize, many are reading. Play to the lurkers & onlookers.