>>My general observation is that the more specialized a community is, and the further it is from ego-involving topics (politics, economy, religion), the more ci

>>My general observation is that the more specialized a community is, and the further it is from ego-involving topics (politics, economy, religion), the more civil the discussions are there. Paul Graham wrote an excellent essay on this: http://paulgraham.com/identity.html http://paulgraham.com/identity.html