Who would want to be on a message board that has an anti-flame policy? UO thursday and FFFC would be down right boring.
I was a member of a board that ended up banning all "hot button" topics after the 2008 election. Politics, religion, everything. It was so annoying- they have a mod with a god complex and she would swoop in and shut down threads just because they had potential for some debate. I left because it was so boring after that.
Please tell me this was a children's clothing board. Because, if not, it happened on one of those too.
I don't think it's rude, but it's extremely difficult to have a conversation with someone if you can't actually tell if you're still talking to the same person.
I was a member of a board that ended up banning all "hot button" topics after the 2008 election. Politics, religion, everything. It was so annoying- they have a mod with a god complex and she would swoop in and shut down threads just because they had potential for some debate. I left because it was so boring after that.
Please tell me this was a children's clothing board. Because, if not, it happened on one of those too.
Ok, I read through the Terms of Service. I see now that I should have read them first thing. It was very disturbing all the rights handed over. PUKE. I'm expecting it to be over as soon as that Admin I snarked at (I really am not that Seesawgirl person) logs on again. Those terms foster no trust between users and the proboards party. Boo.
I also read through all the posts I missed. I can't keep up with them all. I admit, I threw a big fat hissy fit with my being mean on purpose thing. I felt that's how I was being treated. I did begin by being civil, some people didn't know or aren't remembering that. I didn't like it but I tried to reciprocate the shittiness and it sucked. Even with screwdrivers :drink: . I like to give things a chance before I totally reject them, even things that don't look or feel right. I am done with my tirade and my experiment. Got it all out of the system.
I am done being mad. I forgive all the shittiness. I don't want to be shitty anymore. I'm sorry for the shittiness I already inflicted on people out of spite. I never intended to directly and personally hurt someone deeply, just point and laugh at you. All I wanted was for people to stop being shitty at me (disagree ok, criticize ok, flaming bleh), not because I have a right to expect it, not because the mods will enforce it or even should enforce it, not because I can make you. Because I asked and asked nicely. Yes yes, I bitched and moaned about not getting it when I said please, but I still maintain it's the "nice" thing to do.
I'm wore out now. It wasn't a total loss though. I had some interesting conversations, which spawned more interesting conversations in real life. I got some information and history refreshers. I learned there is a cure for the squirts and read up on Hitler (I had forgotten about the syphillus!), WWII and Obama's lineage.
Most of all, I learned the internet is a scary place. People are not "nice" in the absence of consequences. Morals are relative and there is no common ideal or desire to be "good" to each other. I also learned that people will be more likely to show spontaneous unenforced civility toward one another when the group identifies with each other and feesl united in a common interest.
All I'm asking this board to remember is you only have to be 13 to legally post on this forum. Younger people than that can click the agree to terms box just as easily. This is no private block party amongst beloved neighbors. Maybe imagine there's a child typing inane questions at you and withhold the flame war for just long enough to see where they're coming from? Just to show them that respect can exist without coercion? Please?
This thread is thriving with a cacophony of cliches. Keep it coming, kick a can and also add alliteration to aforementioned acknowledgement of affairs. Sorry.