Continued from here.
Quoted from DemFromCT’s opening post:
As we get more robust on the Forum, and have new users added, please note these basic rules which are similar to netiquette everywhere:
The Forum is open. Write me or any of the editors if you encounter a problem. We have very few, btw, but as we get bigger I think this will be added to periodically. Thanks, all, for participating and reading.
Bump
Bump…just to keep it fresh.
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Bump for pogge
Thank you.
This is a nonpartisan site.
It would be helpful if that rule was applied consistently.
Dennis in Colorado, I agree. It seems we are ignoring a very relevant situation right now. A situation that could make Bird Flu invisible. A situation that is no longer a conspiracy. I guess I have to give up the “official wiki conspiracy guy” title. Darn.
It would be helpful if that rule was applied consistently.
It’s applied as consistently as possible, given the mix of people here. But self-restraint on the part of posters is more effective than moderator intervention.
the strategy is to keep the rules general and nonspecific, so there is more freedom for the moderators to judge individually ;-)
when does a person stop being a newbie so we can clobber’em. (smile)
people posting as “anonymous” are generally to be considered newbies ;-)
Monotreme,DemfromCT,anon_22 ,
it’s so sad that we have to stay anonymous here since there are always
some people who are trying to revenge personnally on
discussion-disagreements. But the solution can’t be to ask
people to be polite and avoid saying openly when they disagree.
Better ask people not to be so sensitive and _never_
take any internet discussion as personal attacks.
“Clobbering” is never in order. If the newbies read the rules and follow minimal netaquitte, they will stay out of harms way.
Treat others as you wish to be treated. That’s about everything you need to know.
“But the solution can’t be to ask people to be polite and avoid saying openly when they disagree.”
We ask people to be polite and they can openly say that they disagree.
“Better ask people not to be so sensitive and _never_ take any internet discussion as personal attacks.”
Sometimes people do need to be less sensitive, as misunderstandings can happen since all you read are the words without the nonverbal cues that you would get in a face-to-face conversation. If you are saying something that you think other people may get sensitive about, the use of softening language or smiley faces :-) help. If you feel someone is attacking you, take a deep breath, re-read the post slowly to find out if the person is talking about the issue or about you. I would say most of the time you will find that people are talking about the issue and not you.
When in doubt, the best thing to do probably is to remind each other to stay on topic.
anon_22 – at 04:53, exactly.
Keep on topic and if you disagree no need to be nasty about it. We are all adults, right? ;-)
Mike
I hope there is disagreement. Without the different points of view how can we expect to expand our own point of view. I am not here to be with like minded people…I am here to learn how to survive. It is scientifically proven that a group of people come up with a better way than each individual’s on their own. Thank you to each person who spends their time and attention to help me accomplish my goal…survival.
Bump for newbies (and some of us oldies!)
To stop the ‘bashing’, can we use the “WYSITFYATTYSI” rule
Opinions expressed under this rule are to be respected - that doesn’t mean they cannot be disagreed with but use an alternative opinion, not a personal attack.
Alternatively, put a big heading on the opening comment of the thread saying Enter here at your own risk and then it is accepted that ‘bashing’ will take place.
or make an extra field:
( ) don’t bash me
(x) bashing allowed
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Closed to maintain Forum speed.