I always thought the point of inline comments was for the reader to feel superior to all of the crazy ideas that always appear in the comments sections of major sites. Omninerd rarely had that effect (with the exception of the periodic Scientology barrages and arguments about climate change). Can’t really decide why I stopped posting and commenting here.

Facebook has taken up a large part of my arguing til I’m blue in the face, but it is ultimately unsatisfying. People there don’t set a very high bar for argumentation.

I credit Omninerd, in large part, (particularly scottb and starm_ of old) for my transition from never-say-die orthodox Christian conservative to the skeptical and much more nuanced liberal I’ve become. The arguments I read here were frequently heavily supported and clearly stated and people, from time to time, even accepted the argument of their adversary. Not often, mind you. But it happened. {waves hand}