Does other Audiogon members' opinion carry any weight for you ?

I do have a mental filter for some members who comment here daily and have gone on insane and revolting  tirades that insulted about 70% of the world population. I wonder if they would speak to their children or neighbors like that....

To quote SNS’s comment “ I use social media as a survey…” 

Similar to my approach to buying something from Amazon… look at the comments, see the overall rating and see what the pattern is and learn about the product. 
If a opinion about a product is presented well with no huge bias or too singular a point I respect that but so often opinions are very narrow focused which I don’t find as helpful.

I get astonished at the negative mud slinging… it’s a hobby and as long as you enjoy your stuff that’s all that is really important.