I've found if I post a thread on a topic I want to discuss, I usually have to leave it until the fire cools off, which I don't like. Perhaps I'm too blunt with my delivery but I don't try to attack anyone though it seems I'm offending someone no matter what.
I left awhile back because I didn't like how heated things got and there were posts like the Flat Society where I thought it was harmless but apparently it seemed to have caused anger. I also posted a couple of angry threads back then, which I didn't find pleasant either. I came back though, I accepted that the heat is just part of the community.
Though honestly I'm not entirely sure in the point I'm trying to put across.