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Originally Posted by nolemmings
Yeah, well in many instances discussions devolve too. Even though the fact pattern in the original post led to a pretty clear-cut answer, I believe there was plenty of fruit on the tree to discuss that was spoiled because of how the thread took on a life of its own, as you say.
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I would reserve "devolve" for threads that turn into ad hominem attacks and insults, that certainly has not happened here, just people explaining their positions on a subject that is at least tangential to the original question.