A common complaint about the internet is that the lunatics get all of the attention because they are the noisiest. I think there's some truth to that -- even if it isn't perfectly true. So I'm starting this thread to call a wee bit of attention to some other people -- the "more reasonable" folks.
Near as I can figure, folks are not born reasonable -- they have to work at it. Any slacker can be a lunatic, but it takes an effort to be more or less reasonable. So I think more or less reasonable folks deserve a bit of recognition, too.
Bearing in mind that no human is perfectly reasonable, and that all of us humans are stubborn beasts a good portion of the time, who would you say are the more reasonable RFers?
I don't mean "more reasonable" when compared to other RFers -- all RFers are above average when it comes to being reasonable (of course, I might be biased about that). Instead, I mean more reasonable than the human norm.
By "reasonable", I mean most likely to be persuaded by well reasoned argument up to and including changing their minds when presented with a weight of good reasons for doing so.
One thing I do NOT mean by "reasonable" is "agreeable". Several of the folks on my list of more reasonable RFers are people I sometimes -- to very often -- find myself in disagreement with. But that doesn't make them any less reasonable.
Here's my list --- with the twin caveats that (1) I ain't got enough brains anymore to remember everyone, so some people who deserve to be included are sure to be left out, and (2) these are just my opinions, and I do not claim my opinions to be infallible.
In no particular order:
@Vouthon
@Vinayaka
@SalixIncendium
@Sakeenah
@ADigitalArtist
@Valjean
@sayak83
@Quetzal
@Mister Emu
@Augustus
@adrian009
@Kangaroo Feathers
@Woberts
@Debater Slayer
@danieldemol
@ChristineM
@Rival
@Godobeyer
@Vee
@fantome profane
@Jaiket
@Curious George
@Audie
@atanu
@Shiranui117
@Polymath257
@sun rise
@LuisDantas
@lewisnotmiller
@Altfish
@David1967
@Terese
This can't be all of RFs more reasonable folks, though, so who else?