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shamrock_uk · 06-18-2004, 02:56 PM

Personally i think a fuss is being made over nothing here. Its easy to have a debate - just refrain from making personal comments or remarks. If you get easily upset, then its not the forum for you - these are emotive issues that are being discussed and therefore are bound to arouse passion in the participants.

If a post is particularly offensive, or attacks a person directly then the person is free to either

a) refute the attack
b) protest the attack and seek an apology
c) use the 'report post' button

Of course the mods don't have time to look through every post, but that's precisely what the report post button is for - so their attention is directed only to where its needed.

If the moderators have not got involved, its because the people involved in the discussion obviously are not offended (either at all or enough) and therefore don't feel the need to seek mediation.

It is not the place of others who aren't involved in a particular discussion to say that a heated discussion is BS - providing the content is PG rated, no rules are clearly broken and the participants themselves do not make a complaint to the moderators using the report post button, then there is nothing wrong with the forum.

Every time that the report post button has been used, there has been an immediate response by the moderators. If you're not happy with a post you see, then by all means, use the report post button. That's what it's there for.

To take the example you used in your first post Chewie, some people do believe that homosexual behaviour is contrary to nature and immoral. If you define immorality by reference to God, then people who adopt a particular strict Biblical interpretation for example could certainly believe this, and its not against the rules to put forward this type of view, providing its not a personal attack on another person. If you find topics like this upsetting or offensive, then you can vote with your feet and not look at the thread.

Personally, I think that by and large, insults are apologised for (and very often inflicted unwittingly in the first place) and those posts that truly are offensive are quickly and efficiently dealt with by the mods after the post is reported.

(Edits and additions for clarity)

[ 06-18-2004, 03:07 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

06-18-2004, 02:56 PM	#23
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 3,092	Personally i think a fuss is being made over nothing here. Its easy to have a debate - just refrain from making personal comments or remarks. If you get easily upset, then its not the forum for you - these are emotive issues that are being discussed and therefore are bound to arouse passion in the participants. If a post is particularly offensive, or attacks a person directly then the person is free to either a) refute the attack b) protest the attack and seek an apology c) use the 'report post' button Of course the mods don't have time to look through every post, but that's precisely what the report post button is for - so their attention is directed only to where its needed. If the moderators have not got involved, its because the people involved in the discussion obviously are not offended (either at all or enough) and therefore don't feel the need to seek mediation. It is not the place of others who aren't involved in a particular discussion to say that a heated discussion is BS - providing the content is PG rated, no rules are clearly broken and the participants themselves do not make a complaint to the moderators using the report post button, then there is nothing wrong with the forum. Every time that the report post button has been used, there has been an immediate response by the moderators. If you're not happy with a post you see, then by all means, use the report post button. That's what it's there for. To take the example you used in your first post Chewie, some people do believe that homosexual behaviour is contrary to nature and immoral. If you define immorality by reference to God, then people who adopt a particular strict Biblical interpretation for example could certainly believe this, and its not against the rules to put forward this type of view, providing its not a personal attack on another person. If you find topics like this upsetting or offensive, then you can vote with your feet and not look at the thread. Personally, I think that by and large, insults are apologised for (and very often inflicted unwittingly in the first place) and those posts that truly are offensive are quickly and efficiently dealt with by the mods after the post is reported. (Edits and additions for clarity) [ 06-18-2004, 03:07 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]