I blame the 'thanks' button. I think the 1 liners, slamming posts, drive bys and bating got worse after the thanks button was introduced. People in general are thanks whores.
The most thanked posts aren't well thought out, well researched, and well argued posts. They are the awsome burns when people say something stupid. Now one awsome burn is funny when everythread turns into this 1 liner contest it really degrades discussion. The Thanks button rewards this behaviour.
Getting rid of the thanks button would help.
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