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Luap has serious rules regarding civility on WG , those of you unwilling to respect this , calling other members stupid etc , will be subject to scrutiny . There are several social media outlets that allow free-for-all discussions about racing , guns , politics , all of those hot button issues . Please take your thoughts regarding those topics to those appropriate sites . Thanks Dusty
I wholeheartedly agree and applaud "management's" view re civility. That said, I did not understand that the rules require that we "take our thoughts regarding those topics [at least the motorcycle-racing one!] to those appropriate sites." Moreover, while passions can get out of hand, a surgical scalpel removing the offensive post, rather than a thread-deleting ax, would seem to me to be the proper tool. Perhaps that is too labor intensive -- tho you seem to have the time when not jetting around in the WG Gulfstream -- but there have been some wonderfully interesting threads nuked on account of one or two temporary sinners.BillP.S. You also might consider a more descriptive title for "warning" posts such as this one, as "OK fellas" is not especially helpful. Grazie.
Why not (just asking) send a PM to the individual offender and point out the reference so that if someone is out of line they know it. Give 3 warnings and then booth their posting privileges and require them to beg forgiveness before being allowed to post again. 4th time, see ya permanently. Block their IP and their MAC addresses.
Oh no, not scrutiny! Anything but scrutiny! It is so cruel to scrutinize someone. Isn't that against the Geneva convention? I thought that scrutiny went out with the Spanish inquisition. I'll be good, honest!
What is this, some sort of Spanish Inquisition?
Backing you 100% Dusty. And like you explained to me, sometimes it's hard to read the words and actually think the person has that type of humor, and take it personally.Nate
I know I walk close to the edge occaisionally. I ask that Dusty or Mike call me down in public. I can take it.Public shaming has been a legitimate tactic for hundreds of years. Why stop now?
Humor can be elusive in print. Just look at the number of people who interpret stories from The Onion, or Andy Borowitz, as legit. In real life we soften sarcasm and brotherly insults with a smile or punch on the shoulder. Maybe we can use emoticons for that purpose, but my rule is to write nothing on a forum that I wouldn't say face to face over a cup of coffee.
I know I walk close to the edge occaisionally. I ask that Dusty or David call me down in public. I can take it.Public shaming has been a legitimate tactic for hundreds of years. Why stop now?
I agree with you 100%. CheersJim
I agree about 90%.Much as someone might like to ... Once you are the Head Boy, or the Hall Monitor, or the Resident Advisor, you can't be "one of the boys" any more. It's a shame, but a fact.Lannis
[sarcasm font] Oil threads are still OK though? [sarcasm font] (we really really could use a sarcasm font. )
Well , true to a certain extent , the mods must take greater pains to obey the spirit of the rules , but Luap places no restrictions on participation on either one of us . Really , the only advice Fearless Leader gives the mods is to be ourselves.This isn't the military , or high school , thank goodness Dusty
Just consider, if you run into problems on the board that you don't understand, that it doesn't matter whether Luap puts any rules on you, or you're being "yourself", or "you didn't ask for this job", or if it's a military school or a bass fishing club or WG, the principle and the fact is the same.No matter how much the policeman wants to be "one of the boys", he can't be. It's one of the things you give up when you take the job.But time will tell.Lannis