>most of us are perfectly capable of getting into nasty arguments on the internet. Perhaps more so than average people I agree, and I think that's what TheAmaz

>most of us are perfectly capable of getting into nasty arguments on the internet. Perhaps more so than average people I agree, and I think that's what TheAmazingIdiot means by outliers. The intelligent thinkers that frequent HN have such a command and understanding of some topics that they would feel compelled to provide, er, 'helpful input', but not when the consequences of doing so might be more destructive than constructive. I may be wrong, but I think such people are outliers.