I AM CANADIAN!
But seriously, folks....I think one great tool to use to avoid the "my way or the highway" syndrome is four letters...IMHO....uh, IMHO.
After reading some of the comments in this thread I think I will concentrate on using IMHO more often....IMHO.
Maybe someday I'll feel comfortable graduating from IMHO to IMO, but for now it's IMHO, IMHO. (Newbie here).
Another good tool is

. Even when your really PO'ed resist using

and click

instead....IMHO.
Oh, and it's a good idea to avoid threads like this....IMHO.
Ha! Isn't that a Catch 22!
Cheers :-),