1— Try not to participate when it comes to political-related questions.
2— Don’t answer spiteful online responses in kind. Remember that some people are truly ignorant. Attacking them only makes you look as ignorant as them.
3— If you decide to ditch a forum, don’t go back and look at what people are saying. Feel good that you got the last word (at least to your knowledge.)
4— Remember that even intelligent people see things differently and everyone is entitled to be different. “Different” in and of itself is a good thing.
5— Limit online participation so that it does not cause you to neglect your other interests.