RE: Shit n' Run
February 4, 2016 at 9:53 pm
(This post was last modified: February 4, 2016 at 9:57 pm by bennyboy.)
If you need rules against being a dick, then you're going to have a lot of rules. That's what the almighty discressionary power of the Banhammer is for.
That being said, I disagree with the idea that some shit and run threads lead to a good discussion and so they are okay. The people who originally respond to a thread are attempting to engage with the OP, who is denying them the satisfaction of addressing their responses-- some of which may have taken many minutes or even an hour of careful thought. That's rude-- and in a particularly avoidable and unnecessary way.
Yes, occasionally someone might have rl problems that take them away for a few days. But it's pretty obvious when that's not the case, and people who act in a way that is likely to elicit reaction, but have no actual interest IN those reactions, don't deserve to be able to post anymore.
That being said, I disagree with the idea that some shit and run threads lead to a good discussion and so they are okay. The people who originally respond to a thread are attempting to engage with the OP, who is denying them the satisfaction of addressing their responses-- some of which may have taken many minutes or even an hour of careful thought. That's rude-- and in a particularly avoidable and unnecessary way.
Yes, occasionally someone might have rl problems that take them away for a few days. But it's pretty obvious when that's not the case, and people who act in a way that is likely to elicit reaction, but have no actual interest IN those reactions, don't deserve to be able to post anymore.
