RE: My naive questions
November 23, 2014 at 4:51 pm
(This post was last modified: November 23, 2014 at 4:52 pm by Cyberman.)
I know he's gone but I want to address this. I will respond only to his "a", since only that has any bearing on the forum in terms of administration and the Rules.
We do strive to foster a culture of decency, respect, civility and integrity, inasfar as such things are concordant with free speech and the free expression of ideas. What you deem to be "foul, vile, less-than-common [language(?)]" is an inevitable part of that culture and no indicator of decency and integrity, in itself. We've had members threatening people with the most horrific punishments and diseases, all while using "standard" language with not a swearword in sight.. I apologise profusely if you don't like that - in the sense of "no I don't" - but that's what happens when you enter a community of adults.
What you don't get to do as a grassroots member is shut down that free speech with extremely dodgy interpretations of what the Rules actually say.
(November 23, 2014 at 4:34 pm)YouCanCallMeDave Wrote: May I please inquire as to the following ? :
a. Why isn't foul, vile, less-than-common appropriate Standards for decency , respect, and self control , NOT a violation of this Forum in the interest of civility and integrity ?
We do strive to foster a culture of decency, respect, civility and integrity, inasfar as such things are concordant with free speech and the free expression of ideas. What you deem to be "foul, vile, less-than-common [language(?)]" is an inevitable part of that culture and no indicator of decency and integrity, in itself. We've had members threatening people with the most horrific punishments and diseases, all while using "standard" language with not a swearword in sight.. I apologise profusely if you don't like that - in the sense of "no I don't" - but that's what happens when you enter a community of adults.
What you don't get to do as a grassroots member is shut down that free speech with extremely dodgy interpretations of what the Rules actually say.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
