Post by Shyft Trakia-Vorga VahtiDahl on Jun 10, 2008 22:42:34 GMT -6
I never intend to kick any one out simply for disagreeing with any one. What would there be to discuss if we had no opposing views to think about? How are we to learn if we are not questioned? My responsibility as administrator is to keep things in order, keep things interesting, and reduce personal attacks and closed mindedness (as in refusal to accept an other's words).
I will not ask any one to agree. I will not tell any body to comply or conform. I have no need to make rules here yet, but I would instead like to make a few suggestions.
1. Do not try to convince people with words like 'bastard' and 'fool'. No matter how correct you are, no one is going to listen to some one who ridicules them. Swear/curse/cuss/what ever to your blood pumper's desire but do not try to establish a superiority over others here.
2. Ideas in question are not necessarily ideas shunned. Answer questions asked in stead of claiming that every one who is interested in knowing more is a complete buffoon. Haha! I just typed 'buffoon' on a discussion board.
3. Consider opposing views. This is not a place to dictate. It is a place to discuss. No one is going to want to listen to some one if that some one does not wish to listen to them.
4. Consider this: taking personal offense and creating personal offense only weakens one's arguments. If you only respond to the points that make you angry you will only be failing your own argument.
5. This is not an instant message service so please do not treat it like one. Silly one worded posts will most likely be deleted.
I wish to reinstate that I think it is silly to shut down one's account simply because they disagree or question some one else here, since that is part of the point to the board's existence in the first place. I also want to throw out again the obvious point that we could all think that we are right but that does not make any one of us superior to an other. Besides, the only one with power here is ME. I AM THE LORD OF THE GOD DAMNED MANOR- but I usually only use my powers to correct confusing spelling errors, create new categories, and make the board look nice};<))
I will not ask any one to agree. I will not tell any body to comply or conform. I have no need to make rules here yet, but I would instead like to make a few suggestions.
1. Do not try to convince people with words like 'bastard' and 'fool'. No matter how correct you are, no one is going to listen to some one who ridicules them. Swear/curse/cuss/what ever to your blood pumper's desire but do not try to establish a superiority over others here.
2. Ideas in question are not necessarily ideas shunned. Answer questions asked in stead of claiming that every one who is interested in knowing more is a complete buffoon. Haha! I just typed 'buffoon' on a discussion board.
3. Consider opposing views. This is not a place to dictate. It is a place to discuss. No one is going to want to listen to some one if that some one does not wish to listen to them.
4. Consider this: taking personal offense and creating personal offense only weakens one's arguments. If you only respond to the points that make you angry you will only be failing your own argument.
5. This is not an instant message service so please do not treat it like one. Silly one worded posts will most likely be deleted.
I wish to reinstate that I think it is silly to shut down one's account simply because they disagree or question some one else here, since that is part of the point to the board's existence in the first place. I also want to throw out again the obvious point that we could all think that we are right but that does not make any one of us superior to an other. Besides, the only one with power here is ME. I AM THE LORD OF THE GOD DAMNED MANOR- but I usually only use my powers to correct confusing spelling errors, create new categories, and make the board look nice};<))