The other thread started out about clothes, so I thought I'd start a new one to continue the "how great is TE forum" discussion that developed.

I've quit Bike Forums and a cycling advocacy yahoo group because they were so vitriolic. (I quit another yahoo cycling group for an entirely different reason.) TE is civil and there's a lot of intelligent discussion. In general people can disagree respectfully.

I've felt quite amazed at times and wondered how this can be. Is it because TE is small? Or maybe because it is moderated? I have seen evidence of moderation--someone responds to something that bothered them, but I go back through the thread and can't find the original offensive message--that is a sign it was deleted by a moderator. Thought some people might get upset at being censored, I think active and aggressive moderators are the difference between a nasty group and a caring one like this.

So, thanks to all for being respectful and compassionate, and many thanks to moderators who weed out disrespect and inappropriateness!