Civil can be considered courtesy and/or polite. If you believe you embody that in your postings, bully for you.
You're not likely to find Balsary agree with me on anything, yet he agrees with my assessment of it, so that's GOTS TA BEE SAYN SUMTHIN!
However, I would prefer you not change a thing. Lord knows there isn't a Liberal here that will report you, and I most certainly will not even consider such childish behavior.
Edit: my assessment both refers to your treatment of fellow posters AND how you speak (type I suppose) about the various topics.
Really?
So who nominated you as the arbiter of what constitutes civility?
Perhaps you should take a course in debate. You might learn that incivility would be to, say, employ Ad Hominem as part of your argument ( or lack thereof )
Its Not merely name calling in the bad language sense.
An example of Ad Hominem would be to imply that your opponent is, say, being uncivil, brash, or insulting.
These are actually insults that refer not to their arguments, but to the character of the person forwarding them.
In debate, Ad Hominem serves only one purpose... debaters with a position they can not adequately defend employ it as a means of derailing the debate.
Their objective is to cast aspersion on their opponent's argument, by casting aspersion on HIM personally. ( also called 'poisoning the well' )
Their hope is to make the arguments of their opponent suspect by making their opponent suspect.
So, in reality, in calling me uncivil, you are employing Ad Hominem... no matter how nicely you phrase it.
I have never been one to shrink from stiff debate... and I tend to give as good as I get.
But I have a very low tolerance for the posting of outright lies and delusions and the notion that people deserve to have their ideas treated with respect.
I certainly don't expect My ideas to be treated with respect.
I expect them to be attacked and I am willing to defend them.
And, sorry, but when folks actually ASK for folks opinions on something they have done or are thinking of doing, that I find morally questionable, foolish or otherwise ill advised... then I will answer them honestly.
They ASKED.
If all they want is "support" and ego stroking , then they should specify they are not really wanting anything but encouragement.