There is an increasing need for people who are positive, who build up and construct instead of tear down and destruct. I sincerely hope PosiPeople can successfully create an online community where all members and visitors are truly positive.

Every once in a while I will go on a “read the comments binge”. I find that I’m driven to read more because of my fascination with how well practiced “commentors” are at the art of being nasty, angry and sarcastic. If I had more time to go around and add constructive ideas and opinions, I wonder if I would get any traction, or would I just be crushed by the entertainment factor of the flippant, crude and downright hateful tumult of opinions.

Visits to find out what people are saying about politics in the You Tube and Digg sites of the world remind me of a friend who would pull out his favorite trump card during heated conversations - “I’m talking louder, therefore I must be right” to which I would have to concede, with a smile, - “I’m at a loss, you win”. Of course this was a joke, but as with most jokes, there was some truth. Not truth in the sense that the statement is true, but that it represents what often takes place in society. Almost all people know either consciously or subconsciously that an appeal to the emotions can often wield much more power than well constructed thoughts can. Just ask my 2 year old about how effective crying is? In the adult world this behavior is often an outgrowth of an argument that has come to a stand-still - one man’s well thought out opinion against another’s, and if either is to come out looking victorious they must enter the world of politics where whomever can best appeal to the emotions of the masses “wins”.

Do you remember the basketball high school cheer that would take place between the fans of opposing teams: “We’ve got spirit, yes we do, we’ve got spirit, how about you?” I’m guessing that me just mentioning the cheer probably made you roll your eyes. The same feeling you have when considering the ridiculousness of this cheer, is the exact same feeling I often get when reading some articles and comment sections. A lot of noise and senseless banter which never leads to a better place. (As a side note - Some day I would really like to see a deep and thorough study on the impact 0f cheerleading and a crowd on a sport team’s performance, broken down by which cheers are more effective. I’m guessing the “go bannana go” cheer would be right at the top.)

So far all the comments and blog entries I have read on PosiPeople have been sincere, thoughtful, constructive and contentious free. It will be interesting to see if PosiPeople can grow to a top 1000 site if this remains the case. I sure hope so.