People frequently enter a forum/sub/thread/etc with a not-yet-completely formed opinion on an issue. Sometimes to learn more, sometimes to further convince the

People frequently enter a forum/sub/thread/etc with a not-yet-completely formed opinion on an issue. Sometimes to learn more, sometimes to further convince themselves, very rarely to change their mind. When the right group of people are waiting to reply to everything with zealotry, it's easy to go from •leaning• toward a viewpoint to full on embracing it and becoming a zealot. And let's face it, hate is the most effective weapon for this.