Oh, no, I don't have anything against disagreements. It is quite possible to disagree with tact and respect. We learn from sharing different points of view.
What I meant by a "monster thread of negativity" is more like when someone takes what is meant to be uplifting and tries to make everyone depressed and/or angry.
Example:
Say I post a thread where anyone interested can discuss what their favorite kind of food is. It's all lighthearted and fun until someone posts about McDonalds. In response, someone comes along and starts talking about McDonald's is of the devil and anyone who eats there is clearly a brainless devil worshiper and should be ashamed of themselves. The thread then digresses into a discussion about how our choice of restaurant doesn't actually factor into our salvation and it doesn't mean that McDonald's customers all hate the poor cows and chickens that are being mistreated by McDonald's suppliers
At this point, the original jollity of the thread is lost, the original topic is a distant memory and everyone is just irritated.
THATS what I meant by trying to avoid negativity. I'm not trying avoid people disagreeing with me, and I'm certainly not trying to please any trolls. I'm just exhausted by a certain genre of thread topic and I could easily see my thread topic turning into one of those should a troll come along.
that said, I guess
there's really nothing I can do about trolls and all I can do is hope for the best.
I'll think about it some more and maybe ill post the thread later.
Thanks guys.