An old monk asked his students why they bow when they come into the temple, they gave all sorts of reasons (to show respect to temple, to show respect to our elders, to prepare for study, etc) but the old monk simply said "We found out that when we bow first things just seem to work better".
I am not saying this board is a temple, but I think if we all would at least mental bow before posting or replying to thread that 'things would just seem to work better'.
I would also like to say a thank you to our moderators, having been on various boards for decades (I go back to BBS) this is one place that I can relax and enjoy the fellowship of like minded individuals.