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 Revvie Wrote:I wonder if my warning level will be rated up again for asking these questions? Not for asking them... though you never know when someone in management is going to pop the bottom lid off a can of whoopass. Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
rev,
You'll note that I posted this in "Philosophy" and not in "Announcements". This isn't some new kind of enforcement of the rules; this is merely a diagram which shows what everyone should be aiming for when trying to have a decent discussion / debate. You are free to call people names if you want to, as long as the name-calling doesn't escalate into a flame war where all you are doing is name-calling. What we'd prefer is if you were to make an actual point along with the name-calling, and what we'd really prefer is if you kept the name-calling out of it altogether. I'm not denying that people are emotional; we all let the "heat of battle" get to us, myself included. This is why I said we should be "aiming" for the top three. We may occasionally let slip the odd bottom one, but if we at least try to keep discussions to the top three, we'll have better discussions because of it. RE: Debate / Discussion (FYI)
December 29, 2011 at 12:45 pm
(This post was last modified: December 29, 2011 at 12:48 pm by Violet.)
(December 29, 2011 at 12:36 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: LILLY!!!!!! Hi rev, what's down? I don't feel like punching anyone downside the face today. 'Back' is a strong word, by the by.... though my back is very weak and it hurts along what little spine I have. I'm in a chipper mood and am looking for the Member awards button so I can vote my brother as now and always my favorite theist  (December 29, 2011 at 10:27 am)Tiberius Wrote: Everyone should be aiming for the top three. The middle one is acceptable, but it doesn't really move the discussion along. The bottom three have no place here. *responds to the tone of this* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQayrEE-gpw "Who spit in her bean curd?" Please give me a home where cloud buffalo roam
Where the dear and the strangers can play
Where sometimes is heard a discouraging word
But the skies are not stormy all day
 Quote:they are suggesting we all be logical machines up in this bitch Oh, shitfuck...I can't do that. How can one be logical in the face of illogic? They all want to begin with the premise that their particularized variant of a sky-daddy is real.  (December 29, 2011 at 12:42 pm)Tiberius Wrote: rev, See there.. R is a reasonable and rational person after all.  I am aware that it was posted in the philosophy thread, but i didnt see where it was meant just for the philosophy thread Quote:Everyone should be aiming for the top three. The middle one is acceptable, but it doesn't really move the discussion along. The bottom three have no place here. Sorry, my mistake, but from the original post you can see why anyone could have went that way. Still doesnt minimize the impact of my questions. What you post here sounds better, but still is subject to arbitrary rulings. From what it sounds to me its less about logic and more about popularity in Staff decisions, which is normal when it comes to moderators on any site. When I was moderator of Freethinkers and atheists of Virginia, I made it a point to put in the rules that seniority and popularity would greatly influence our judgements. All of the mods agreed, and most of the members actually appreciated the honesty. We specifically said that we like logic, but that wasnt a factor in our judgements upon moderation  (December 29, 2011 at 12:50 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:they are suggesting we all be logical machines up in this bitch "Highly Illogical" is one of Spock' classic quotes- if you like to ram that classic quotes into the face of... illogic. |
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