On the road again

[eTiMaGo]

aaah the joys of being a moderator, dealing with peoples' VERY varying opinions and beliefs... BTW I should mention I purposely blocked myself from YW at the office, I don't need to deal with this kinda stuff when I have work to do. So it makes me really sad to come back home at night and see these shenanigans still happening...

I will stand by my fellow moderators though, yes, we might get a bit of a power-trip sometimes, but it's all in the interest of preserving the peace. I am a big proponent of freedom of speech, but it has its drawbacks, just read my sig... I really hate having to delete someones' comments, I know your opinions are important to you, but sometimes, the only outcome is fights starting...

Anyway, there is no easy solution to this problem. Asking everyone to be totally tolerant and supportive of each others ideas is just impossible. Outright censoring any political discussion would be ideal, but after some deeper thought, that would be just ignoring the problem, as this thread demonstrates.

So here is what I propose: a lightly-moderated, open political discussion thread, where we all can moan and bitch and share our views and deal with the flames ourselves. Any and all new thread started on a political topic will be merged into that one. And, most importantly, any antagonistic behavior (that is, flaming each other) outside of that thread, will be dealt with harshly. It is the fairest solution I can think of and I hope everyone's OK with it.

[MadMax]

Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

Anyway, there is no easy solution to this problem. Asking everyone to be totally tolerant and supportive of each others ideas is just impossible. Outright censoring any political discussion would be ideal, but after some deeper thought, that would be just ignoring the problem, as this thread demonstrates.

So here is what I propose: a lightly-moderated, open political discussion thread, where we all can moan and bitch and share our views and deal with the flames ourselves. Any and all new thread started on a political topic will be merged into that one. And, most importantly, any antagonistic behavior (that is, flaming each other) outside of that thread, will be dealt with harshly. It is the fairest solution I can think of and I hope everyone's OK with it.

This is our opportunity to prove we can have adult discussions on here without sinking to childish personal attacks if we disagree on a topic or issue.

That is not hard to do, just post supporting evidence to your side of the argument, and understand that not everybody may feel the same way. Use rhetoric and don't insult people, and use logic and not emotion to state your case.

This will be a test for the membership on this forum, but one I believe we will pass with flying colors. However, I do think the 'top cover' of the mods will help facilitate that immensely...

Cheers! M2