Civility subsection suggestion

[Ravenshire]

No, I'm certainly not expecting that. My question was posed merely to make it clear if reports were required. But, the number of times I've reported what I honestly believe to be a clear violation of the rules, only to be told that it's not sometimes leaves me wondering what point there is in reporting it in the first place.

I get why that would be frustrating. If you think we’ve made mistakes you could maybe compile some of the posts you’ve reported in the Questions for Staff subforum and let us know why you think we should have decided differently. That’s just an idea. We are just people so we’re certainly capable of being wrong.

It's not that I think the staff is wrong, but that we have (and this points up the futility of attempting to enforce civility, even in a sub forum) different interpretations of what trolling is. Or flaming. Or any of the other things there are rules against. Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining that member X didn't get the ban hammer because I reported him/her. I just don't understand the complaint that such and such never gets reported when the reports of apparently glaring violations are dismissed seemingly out of hand.

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I would steer clear of calling someone ignorant.

Not directed specifically at you CL, but I've always wondered at the use of ignorance as an insult and the taking of it as an insult. Telling someone they're ignorant isn't an insult. Ignorance is simply a lack of knowledge. Everyone is ignorant of something and ignorance can be fixed, as long as it's not willful ignorance. Calling them stupid would be, especially if they've demonstrated a modicum of intelligence. You want to tell me I'm ignorant of something, by all means. knock yourself out. I'm far more likely to take it as a challenge to gain information than I am to take it as an insult.

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Have I ever been reported? Lol. Now I'm curious.

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J/K.