[dmaul1114]

The tone of this forum is getting pretty nasty lately.

And when you boil it down, it's pretty damn pathetic to get into heated arguments, personal attacks etc. over a silly tech gadget. And I myself have been a bit guilty of that today, so I include myself in that pathetic label!

It would be great if we could all take a few deep breaths, realize how silly it is to bicker over this stuff and move on to discussing stuff like mature adults.

Add our two cents to contribute to a thread, and just ignore stuff that annoys us.

There's no reason for some of the iPad fans to be hyper defensive of any criticisms. Simply respect people with different opinions, offer a counter opinion by all means--but don't do it in a way that attacks or belittles the person you disagree with.

For those of us who are interested in tablets--including the iPad, but put off by the various shortcomings lets also be sure not to attack the fans. And to keep our commentary to threads discussing the pros and cons of the device, and not be redundant and posting them all over the place. Keep them in general threads about the pros and cons, or to threads about specific drawbacks like Flash etc.

We're all adults here as far as I know, so there's no excuse for the bickering and hostility over a silly tech gadget.

And if all else fails make use of the ignore user feature if you can't avoid arguing and insulting certain people. And maybe some folk on both sides need to move on. The outright Apple haters have no need to be here really (and most have moved on), but at the same time if some of the fans can't accept criticism and have to always respond harshly they may be better served on an iPad/Apple dedicated forum rather than Mobileread.

In any case the bickering needs to stop and the tone needs to improve so this subforum can be a good resource for people to come and learn about the iPad. As it is now it's really just a battle ground for a handful of people on each side to argue over it--and that's going to scare off people who just want to come and ask questions about the pros and cons of the device.

So lets all take minute to calm down, relax and move forward discussing the iPad respectfully!