# Why do posters argue in others posts?!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-posters-argue-in-others-posts/179012>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [June 1, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-posters-argue-in-others-posts/179012 "2003-06-01T22:41:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-posters-argue-in-others-posts/179012/21 "2003-06-03T10:48:41Z")

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:Little kid voice: **Aunt nu-u-t** , **Dan** ’s licking me! Wa-a-a-h! ☹

CJ  
Sorry, I couldn’t resist the hijack!

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**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-posters-argue-in-others-posts/179012/22 "2003-06-03T11:37:10Z")

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I shall refrain from devolving this post into a tapestry of blue humor. Not in front of the kids, anyway.

My keyboard has a new flavor! **Siege Flavor**!

Anyway… there was an OP, wasn’t there? We argue because we can. Sometimes it’s to further our own knowledge (that is, debate), but sometimes it’s just to avoid admitting we might be wrong.

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