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January 20th, 2021, 05:24 PM
#31
Has too much time on their hands
Originally Posted by
rf2
Here's a word: Semantics.
If someone told you to eff-off, I think you wouldn't say, "it's just a word". At a minimum, you would likely wonder why that person said that to you. Most people would also be offended by that and get angry. On a forum, that often leads to a snowball effect of increasingly disrespectful exchanges.
These increasingly disrespectful exchanges have been occurring more and more often here, and usually it is not even caused by "swear words", although I have noticed a few instances where people have been jumbling the letters of swear words to get them past the filters, similar to what I did above. Usually it is caused by childish name calling, or just disrespectful responses. It's unnecessary and really takes away from the discussion. Personally, I think the underlying issue is that lately, the majority of threads are not even about outdoor topics, but rather about COVID/lockdown/politics/erosion of rights. Even threads that start off as an outdoor topic are being derailed so that then end up to be about those other topics. It's very tiresome. Maybe the stress of the current situation is starting to get to people, but the state of the forum is the worst I have seen it since I joined. We wouldn't need moderators to straighten things out if people were just respectful in the first place.
You nailed it on all accounts, great post!
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January 20th, 2021 05:24 PM
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January 20th, 2021, 05:45 PM
#32
Originally Posted by
rf2
Here's a word: Semantics.
If someone told you to eff-off, I think you wouldn't say, "it's just a word". At a minimum, you would likely wonder why that person said that to you. Most people would also be offended by that and get angry. On a forum, that often leads to a snowball effect of increasingly disrespectful exchanges.
These increasingly disrespectful exchanges have been occurring more and more often here, and usually it is not even caused by "swear words", although I have noticed a few instances where people have been jumbling the letters of swear words to get them past the filters, similar to what I did above. Usually it is caused by childish name calling, or just disrespectful responses. It's unnecessary and really takes away from the discussion. Personally, I think the underlying issue is that lately, the majority of threads are not even about outdoor topics, but rather about COVID/lockdown/politics/erosion of rights. Even threads that start off as an outdoor topic are being derailed so that then end up to be about those other topics. It's very tiresome. Maybe the stress of the current situation is starting to get to people, but the state of the forum is the worst I have seen it since I joined. We wouldn't need moderators to straighten things out if people were just respectful in the first place.
Great post! We do need active moderators here. ASAP!
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January 20th, 2021, 06:55 PM
#33
Originally Posted by
TroutSlayer
Great post! We do need active moderators here. ASAP!
Oh I already put in for the job to kinda balance the political atmosphere, I hope I can rely on your support?
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January 20th, 2021, 06:57 PM
#34
Originally Posted by
Gilroy
Oh I already put in for the job to kinda balance the political atmosphere, I hope I can rely on your support?
I'm there for ya pal!
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January 20th, 2021, 07:05 PM
#35
What did mom always say...... "If you can't say something nice, Don't say anything at all"
Those that say "they are just words" are just thinking about themselves.
"Everything is easy when you know how"
"Meat is not grown in stores"
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January 20th, 2021, 07:23 PM
#36
Originally Posted by
Gilroy
Oh I already put in for the job to kinda balance the political atmosphere, I hope I can rely on your support?
Me too lol.
Just no one sided stuff.
Keep it clean how do I vote lol.
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January 20th, 2021, 07:36 PM
#37
The job of a moderator is simply to enforce the rules in an unbiased way. You won't get to "balance the political atmosphere".
" We are more than our gender, skin color, class, sexuality or age; we are unlimited potential, and can not be defined by one label." quote A. Bartlett
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January 20th, 2021, 07:39 PM
#38
Originally Posted by
Sharon
The job of a moderator is simply to enforce the rules in an unbiased way. You won't get to "balance the political atmosphere".
Oh well that rules me out ,now I just feel like the Donald. LOL
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January 21st, 2021, 11:08 PM
#39
Originally Posted by
fratri
What did mom always say...... "If you can't say something nice, Don't say anything at all".
No, that's not what she said. She said not to leave the house with dirty underwear in case you get in an accident.
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January 22nd, 2021, 01:53 PM
#40
Originally Posted by
Sharon
Can we start with the words "citiots" and "snowflakes".
......but the labels are so fitting sometimes. My grandfather once said to me, "want to stop being called a snowflake........well stop acting like a snowflake"