I agree with most of what you're saying, and it's one of the key themes about the post – discussion. Good, healthy discussion. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that and the best blogs have healthy discussions going on in the comments where everyone can share views, opinions, facts and reason. Not everyone will agree with the other; and neither should they – this is where personal opinion needs to be encouraged and nurtured.

Where I personally feel let down is when the writer has made a passionate case for something – could be advice, tips, personal view or whatever – and then someone disagrees with a completely different point of view.

Instead of discussing why that person has that point of view or why the writer respects it but disagrees (and then offers their points why), he or she simply acquiesces and agrees 100%. No discussion. No reasons. Nothing. It's a complete turnaround.

In which case, shouldn't the original post be amended then to show the new point of view? You would have thought this would be the logical step to take. Yet in the next comment, someone else agrees with the writer's original point and the writer goes straight back to their original viewpoint.

I don't know – it just comes across as trying to please everyone as opposed to saying what you feel, and then talking about that. And that just seems kinda disappointing.

Thanks for a great viewpoint Jan, always a pleasure to hear your views.

I agree with most of what you're saying, and it's one of the key themes about the post – discussion. Good, healthy discussion. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that and the best blogs have healthy discussions going on in the comments where everyone can share views, opinions, facts and reason. Not everyone will agree with the other; and neither should they – this is where personal opinion needs to be encouraged and nurtured.

Where I personally feel let down is when the writer has made a passionate case for something – could be advice, tips, personal view or whatever – and then someone disagrees with a completely different point of view.

Instead of discussing why that person has that point of view or why the writer respects it but disagrees (and then offers their points why), he or she simply acquiesces and agrees 100%. No discussion. No reasons. Nothing. It's a complete turnaround.

In which case, shouldn't the original post be amended then to show the new point of view? You would have thought this would be the logical step to take. Yet in the next comment, someone else agrees with the writer's original point and the writer goes straight back to their original viewpoint.

I don't know – it just comes across as trying to please everyone as opposed to saying what you feel, and then talking about that. And that just seems kinda disappointing.

Thanks for a great viewpoint Jan, always a pleasure to hear your views.

So, if someone disagrees with you and you want to discuss the issue thereby one side seeing someone's opinion, yeah. If the other side respects your experiences and passions for what the person believes that is wonder too. However, don't be so rude or condescending by stating “We can agree to disagree” that means nothing other than being rude to person and their experiences and opinions.

Just because someone writes an opinion doesn't necessarily mean they are so hell-bent on the outcome they are just looking for discussion purposes which actually means they are trying to educate their viewers. That is a good thing – just because you run your site one way – doesn't mean others may try to have different strategies to get people to think …I mean Danny…

Isn't that what this whole blogging, whether micro blog, professional blog or whatever else you doing is all about – getting people to read listen view others opinions based on their experiences and how those experiences effected/affected them thereby seeing what happened to them? Just discuss – be happy –

Just my humble opinion.

Again, nice post – gets people to think about what they are really blogging for….

Thank you for always writing about thoughts that so often cross people's minds but are afraid to voice for the very reasons you noted above.

What I have learned first and foremost is, “opinions are NOT weapons!”

I've seen several posts by bloggers and writers I respect immensely state something that I just thought was out of touch, and said so in my comments there, only to be heckled down by the majority of the other commenters.

Fair enough if I (or anyone else disagreeing) am wrong in my own question, but when there's a point that's been made in a post that's so clearly wrong and people are getting shot down for pointing it out, you have to question bias and thinking from the comment side.

Thanks for raising this, definitely something worth more discussion.

Police and social media, and someone reporting on it? Sounds like you have some stories to tell.

Good points to chew on, Brandon, cheers.

I had a recent discussion regarding the recent Burger King ad. I argued that while the ad itself was wrong, it was the content that was actually degrading – not the concept. Her view was that the entire ad was wrong because of the content. What I fear is that we'll have these “innovators” and “thought leaders” make a statement and everyone will simply follow along and not challenge the status quo. After all, someone like me who's younger can't disagree with a seasoned vet, right?