RE: The Newly Departed thread: announcements (departures)
November 19, 2018 at 5:32 pm
(This post was last modified: November 19, 2018 at 5:33 pm by GrandizerII.)
(November 19, 2018 at 5:17 pm)tackattack Wrote: I guess I'll go hang out in Ryleh. I prefer my conversations uncensored and my debates more civil. I know brainiac number 1 has plans...he always does. what about a more formalized set of rules for the debate section something as simple as a discussion section under debate.
Here's what I see.
Topic is debated -> discussion thread open for debate discussion civilly (sp?) ->people discuss topic civilly -> 30 days old the debate gets put in archives. that leaves a fully populated thread of discussions with civility rules? Or people can ignore the debate and it's subordinate discussion entirely. Or people can open a Ryleh thread on the debate to express their frustration less civilly?
No need to censor the rest of the forums more, and as long as people don't mind seeing the section on the newest, than I don't see any structural changes that need to be done.
Or maybe promote civil discussions (in virtually any section) through mere social contract that most of us at least can easily agree with once we set our mind to it? Basically, just create a thread you want to have a discussion about and make it known you've like to have a civil discussion about as per the guidelines provided by an eventual written set of civility expectations, some of which may include collectively ignoring those who refuse to adhere to these guidelines. And by civil, I mean no insults and such. Not that there can't be swearing or that we have to behave stifled as if we're at a job interview. This is just one suggestion.
(November 19, 2018 at 5:26 pm)KevinM1 Wrote:(November 19, 2018 at 4:57 pm)Shell B Wrote: You may find that we have to make the forum more "civil" on the whole to prevent this kind of bullshit from happening, and that now, you will only be able to call someone an asshole in R'lyeh.
Good. This is exactly what I want. The vast majority of the other forums I frequent do it this way - one set of rules for the bulk of the forum to abide by, with a designated area for people to go nuts in - and it works really well. Is R'lyeh visible to non-members, or members who haven't passed the 30/30 threshold? If so, it might be good to cloak it to people who haven't been here very long.
I'm fine with no insults. But keep in mind we have members like Minimalist who might object, so let's hear them out at least. MO.
