As Huckleberries moves toward HBO Blogfest '07, we have encountered some nasty exchanges and personal pot shots in the "comments" section. Dunno what's in the air or the water, but I must admit that I think the personal shots are so 2005. Spectators still enjoy seeing a coupla guys go at it. But I just roll my eyes. If there's a time when I was fascinated with that stuff, and there was, I'm not now. This blog has replaced flame wars, by and large, with passionate but friendly conversation. I want it to stay that way. I killed 4 items yesterday in which the poster made unsubstantiated cracks about someone in the community. Bad form. I hope this recent outbreak is nothing more than a blip. If you really want to be nasty, and slander someone, I hear the Coeur d'Alene Press blog site is still welcoming one and all, without adult supervision. Now, for your Wild Card ...

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