(June 11, 2012 at 9:49 am)frankiej Wrote: I think brian has lost it...
No I have not "lost it". Please show me where in any of my posts I have made either demands or threats? Saying that no one deserves taboo status and no one is special on a planet of 7 billion, and no one has the right to be free from being offended, is not "losing it".
I value the intent of the well intended "cant we all just get along". And the answer to that is YES, we can. Where I part company is tactic as to how to maintain civility.
It is a bad idea to try to insist on humans never being offensive. Context of situation is the only guide as to how we chose to interact with others. I do not value "never" as a solution everywhere all the time.
In context of this thread, I started it. And people have had more than enough time to know my style and how I interact with others. If the government were forcing someone to read my posts, then they'd have a case. But as long as this board will have me, both I and all those who post here are only limited to the rules of the board and the comfort level of the board owners.
I'd say they are being fair, especially in having an ignore function, although I never use it myself.
Civility isn't about demanding people only say nice things. Civility is knowing we are responsible for our own reactions, and cannot be the thought police of the world.
