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I suggest that your experiment in "Letters" to the "Editor" has failed. It has degenerated into a name calling group of 6th graders arguing about whether Superman can beat up Batman. It was entertaining at first, but now, well, it's kind of pathetic.
Please go back to a traditional format of choosing letters that have something to say about the PIECE and discarding those who address other readers. As a member for many years, I thought that Salon readers were a little more sophisticated and respectful of other views. Given a platform and a common enemy, (first the author of the piece, then the supporters and/or detractors of it), we see nit-picking, name-calling, complaining, bitching, insulting, whining and general nastiness.
I, for one, am tired of picking through all this garbage to find someone with something insightful to say. It's depressing...really.