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  I'm not really qualified to respond about creating great discussions because I pretty much just reply. But from the prospective of a participant, yeah I think it's good to upvote any commenter that isn't actively being a jerk. Even disagreeing comments can promote good conversation. I wouldn't suggest replying to every comment unless it contributes further to the conversation. That's a judgment call, but posts where OP is replying to everything with "Thanks!" or &q...

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  The Boys Are Back In Town by Thin Lizzy is our song. Has been since after high school and we both joined different military branches. Of course he lives in the Deep South these days and I'm in the far north, so it has been kinda irrelevant for 20 years. But I always think of him when that song comes on. We were close like brothers in high school. I've had a couple of good friends since, but no one like him.

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  My experience with them was bad. Somehow they automatically moved me from a plan for just vpn (which is pretty cheap) to one that included a bunch of bullshit I didn't need, want, or even know I could use. The new plan was over $30/mo. There are ISPs who charge less than that! My previous VPN service has been about $36 per year or something. I remember it was small enough that I just paid it annually out of pocket change, which also lowered the price in comparison. I stopped sailing the se...