Zombie_Babies
First Post
You, of course, are allowed your opinions.
I believe that this is more than an opinion - but you, of course, are allowed yours.
Where did I imply it was your fault? I am not trying to find fault or place blame. I'm merely noting some realities that may not be obvious to you, so you can make informed choices.
Yeah, the point is that it isn't my fault so there's no need for them to take whatever someone else did to them out on me. That's not civil.
No, it doesn't, at least not as we mean it here. We have moderators, not thought police. Behaving civilly is a lot easier if you have an open mind, but they can be close-minded pre-judging boneheads, so long as they keep what they say polite.
Fair enough.
There is a point where being exclusive isn't civil. But an individual choosing to not engage with you doesn't cross that line. Nor does reporting what they personally feel is inappropriate behavior.
Well I suppose that's technically accurate. However, that sort of behavior is something I'd not define as indicative of an environment where civil discourse is the goal. Shunning people is not civil.
And some rhetorical questions for you to ponder: How many people have actually done this? A handful? With the hundreds and thousands of other visitors to the boards each day, do these few really matter?
Interestingly enough, I have answers for you: Enough have done it, obviously, to have colored my perception of this place especially in light of what some of the members have said about their expectations of behavior as these two experiences are contradictory. I don't care about the other hundreds and thousands of people who visit this site as I have already explained that I do not interact with them. These few matter precisely because they are the few that I do interact with.
You've seen it. Tell me, does what you've seen strike you as civil?
If you feel it is outside the bounds, you can report the post - click the icon that is an exclamation point in a yellow triangle at the bottom of the post - and moderators will review it. If you don't report it, we'll generally take that to mean that you didn't feel it was particularly problematic.
Reporting posts isn't my style - and yes, I understand what that means for me. I'd much rather, I dunno, have a conversation about what's bugging whoever's got the problem. It is literally impossible to have civil discourse without the discourse, after all.
