It goes like this:

1. First, there is a A Post. 

2. Then, Someone Take Offense To The Post. This part starts off softly and with some civility. 

3. Then, Someone Joins That Person In Taking Offense To The Post.

4. Then, before long, Many Someones Are Taking Offense To The Post. Sometimes, this might be correctly referred to in later postings as 'A Gang' or 'A Clique' or Some Other Interesting Names That Mean 'Mob.'

5. Then, Those Someones Who Were Offended Become Offensive Themselves To Someone Else.

6. Then, Someone Take Offense To The Someones Who Took Offense To The Post. This part starts off softly and with some civility. And then ..

7. Then, There Are MANY ARGUMENTS!!!!!!!!!

These Arguments usually start out with "We must agree to disagree" and end with "Fuck you, Bitch! (or Bastard, as may be representative) I'm reporting you to ... Whatever Agency Appears Appropriate In The Heat Of The Moment." 

 Then ...

 8. Someone Says It Is Bothering Him or Her To See So Much Arguing When So Many Great Posts Go Unread And He or She Might Have To Leave. Usually, this is someone who is actually pretty nice and a good writer and so, damn, a bit of a loss, but after seeing this unfurl about 100,000,000,000 times, with great vigor and what appears to be enjoyment on the part of many, and everyone is reading that and not the good writing, it can be a bit much for some.

9. Someone Else Puts Up A Post About How People Who Are Leaving Are Stupid Weenies And Talks About the Internet Is the WILD WEST or some shit and how WE HAVE TO BE TOUGH AND How He or She Is Proud To Be A Mean Turd.

10.  A Bunch Of People Come On To The Flouncing Post and Congratulate That Person For Posting THE TRUTH!!! (CAPITAL LETTERS VITAL HERE.).

 11. Here is an interlude where someone who hasn't been on Open Salon for a bit walks in and looks around and says, "Who the hell brought in all that tequila? Don't they know how this works when that happens?" 

12. Tink posts something very funny.

13. Someone Leaves. 

14. Those Who Don't Either Continue to Enjoy Their "Superiority" or Try To Quell Their Embarrassment.

15. Someone Else Posts Some Great Writing. As he or she has been doing this whole time. While everyone else was diddling with his or her belly buttons. 

16. There is a lull. 

17. Someone puts up a post.

18. Someone takes offense to the post. This starts off softly and with some civility  ...