Dear Summer,
Your letter was lovely, you seem like a genuinely nice person. Thank you for taking the time to write it.
I have to say I agree with Shell though. AF is tough, the members are intelligent and rigorous. They're not afraid of an argument and have the balls to call you out if they feel it necessary. It's daunting, nobody questions that, but it's so very refreshing. The PC movement has done a lot, it champions respect and good manners, both excellent virtues, but it can go too far. It can neuter spirited debate. It's a shame if this scares away some timid members, but it would be more of a shame to turn this forum into a tepid arena for slapping one another on the back.
I think this forum is well moderated, trolls get banned and flame wars get stopped before they take off. If people are unpleasant, you're free to think less of them, but if it's within the rules you just have to be mature enough to deal with it. An asshole is an asshole, you even find them in real life, you just deal with it. You can't make laws about being nice to people, I don't think you should try and do it on an internet forum either.
Having said all that, manners don't cost anything and I'll try harder on that front.
Your letter was lovely, you seem like a genuinely nice person. Thank you for taking the time to write it.
I have to say I agree with Shell though. AF is tough, the members are intelligent and rigorous. They're not afraid of an argument and have the balls to call you out if they feel it necessary. It's daunting, nobody questions that, but it's so very refreshing. The PC movement has done a lot, it champions respect and good manners, both excellent virtues, but it can go too far. It can neuter spirited debate. It's a shame if this scares away some timid members, but it would be more of a shame to turn this forum into a tepid arena for slapping one another on the back.
I think this forum is well moderated, trolls get banned and flame wars get stopped before they take off. If people are unpleasant, you're free to think less of them, but if it's within the rules you just have to be mature enough to deal with it. An asshole is an asshole, you even find them in real life, you just deal with it. You can't make laws about being nice to people, I don't think you should try and do it on an internet forum either.
Having said all that, manners don't cost anything and I'll try harder on that front.
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"Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds."
Einstein
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down happy. They told me I didn't understand the assignment. I told them they didn't understand life.
- John Lennon
