Chuck, I don't think you should write them off so fast. People are people, and sometimes nerves get frazzled, and people can get frustrated trying to work deals on sales and trades. Like in real life...on the internet people can be cranky too. Sometimes for reason related to the topics and sometimes completely unrelated. There's times when it's just late, and people can take a post the wrong way and overreact.

The point is, people are people, and a little bit of understanding and forgiveness can go a long way. We can all be jerks sometimes without even realizing it. I'd like to think that people would give be a little slack and understanding if I get cranky sometime.

Sure, we have a few jerks around, but like Fred says, 99 percent are pretty damned good people.