(November 8, 2018 at 2:29 am)pocaracas Wrote:(November 7, 2018 at 7:18 pm)Shell B Wrote: I think this place just isn't her flavor.
It used to be...
During the past year (maybe a bit more), I've noticed this place becoming more hostile towards theists.
Some people tend to be respectful, like whateverist and Tiberius.... Some people are engaging, like khem or jorm...
But some people are just nasty, like kit and tizheruk.
Sure, everyone is entitled to their opinions, as long as they follow the rules... But the vocal nasties make those same theists feel unwelcome. And that is something that didn't seem to happen when Rayaan was admin.
There was more respect, back then.
I've even noticed my own motivation for posting on religious threads dropping, as I don't care to engage when others are just insulting people. Why should I bother to write something, if I expect the religious to feel insulted and just leave, never to read my words?
It's been a sad realization about this place...
But you guys do you.
Those of us who are more interested in the actual exchange of ideas and in understanding each other will, in time, find some other place... Or some niche within this one... Time will tell how things turn out.
The discussion about religions and beliefs itself witnessed a huge drop in quality.
Some years back the content's quality of topics was very strong, but now both theists and atheists are not providing but repeated ideas without any quality.
One of the first signs of bad quality of content is the constant fighting between the OP and members, or opening discussions that have nothing to do with the OP.. total chaos that I would expect to happen only in the Riy'ah; not in a normal section.
I think the place is losing its quality a little by little, and the consequences are numerous -including what you said-.