An interesting person, who unfortunately left the forum, once confided to me that there are people on the forum with whom it's as if you're sitting at the same table and conversing. Unfortunately, this method of communication is becoming very rare, and between the posts of those who read, there are regularly posts from those who, by quoting, contribute nothing new, merely echoing in the hopes of approval and merit. It's hard to find someone to sit with when the conversation devolves into a tenth-generation paraphrase. Perhaps those who engage in such conversations should learn the rules of etiquette and avoid being "a Chinese dummy nodding their head," but instead try to understand the topics being discussed and remain purely an observer.