I'm in!
I've been a participant in several varying forums and I'd have to say that B&B is among the most civil and friendly of the lot. In general, internet forums are not for the sensitive or thin-skinned individual with all the trolling and the safety of relative anonymity allowing individuals to behave in such a way that they would never behave face to face. (Unless they are some kind of sociopath) I learned very quickly to avoid any threads revolving around politics, current events or religion. People can be so rude, hateful and vicious. I recall a particular exchange on another forum with a female individual who had a reputation of being very sweet and she was very popular and well-known on the forum. She had expressed a particular opinion on a current events/political topic and I defended a counter opinion which was not in agreement with her stand. This nice, gentle kitten turned into a raging tigress. The claws came out and she ripped me to shreds! She eventually apologized but the deed was already done. That's why I find the good behavior here to be so refreshing.
I'm not certain of what behavior you've observed here that would be ungentlemanly. If by gentlemanly you mean the lofty behavior exhibited by butlers and proper high society then there are probably a fair amount of times behavior here might fall short of that. My experience here is that people are friendly, welcoming, supportive, and helpful. Behavior falling short of that is the exception and I've seen very little of it. If a topic comes up that suggests the possibility of undesirable behavior (sexual or hot-button issues) then I would recommend avoiding or not reading the thread.
I've been a participant in several varying forums and I'd have to say that B&B is among the most civil and friendly of the lot. In general, internet forums are not for the sensitive or thin-skinned individual with all the trolling and the safety of relative anonymity allowing individuals to behave in such a way that they would never behave face to face. (Unless they are some kind of sociopath) I learned very quickly to avoid any threads revolving around politics, current events or religion. People can be so rude, hateful and vicious. I recall a particular exchange on another forum with a female individual who had a reputation of being very sweet and she was very popular and well-known on the forum. She had expressed a particular opinion on a current events/political topic and I defended a counter opinion which was not in agreement with her stand. This nice, gentle kitten turned into a raging tigress. The claws came out and she ripped me to shreds! She eventually apologized but the deed was already done. That's why I find the good behavior here to be so refreshing.
I'm not certain of what behavior you've observed here that would be ungentlemanly. If by gentlemanly you mean the lofty behavior exhibited by butlers and proper high society then there are probably a fair amount of times behavior here might fall short of that. My experience here is that people are friendly, welcoming, supportive, and helpful. Behavior falling short of that is the exception and I've seen very little of it. If a topic comes up that suggests the possibility of undesirable behavior (sexual or hot-button issues) then I would recommend avoiding or not reading the thread.