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Message: <blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 1075364" data-attributes="member: 426">I have noticed that some of the threads in the past few months have been a bit combative.  Perhaps a lot of it is the debate over 3.0 and 3.5.  Additionally, the community has grown and many people do not know each other as well when Eric first put up his boards.Still, I think the issue of civility should be addressed when at least a few posters seem to ignore the moderators.  (Specifically, on the thread Edena of Neith started on the European heat wave.  It seemed that some people were intentionally ignoring the no politics rule at EN World.  Honestly, we should be able to discuss some issues without repeated moderator warnings.)I have a great deal of respect for our moderators, and have had the pleasure of meeting some of them.  They strike me as very reasonable people who truly enjoy our online community.  However, I think that we need to make sure that they are not overworked.So, here are a few guidelines I use.1.  Remember that everyone on this board is just as human as I am.  If I believe that my opinions and person are entitled to respect, I should give that same respect to others.2.  Try  not to post in anger.   As angry as I might be with someone, I try to take a few minutes before I post.  I have said things in anger that I have later regretted.  Why add to that by posting something out of anger with the intent to hurt someone's feelings.  It is one thing to strongly oppose a view.  It is quite another to seem to oppose a person.3.  This is Morrus's board.  If this were his house, I would respect his rules.  These are his boards; I respect his rules.  4.  You might learn something from someone who may play RPGs very differently from you.  They may have an entirely different set of opinions.  I would like to think that we all have something to learn from each other.  I elaborated further on this in <a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60084" target="_blank">My 2000th post: Some musings on EN World</a> 5. If you are arguing a point, it is always best to bring up specific facts as opposed to generalizations.  I would like to think that everyone has a right to an opinion.  Informed opinions are best, and an informed opinion is perhaps the best way to counter another informed opinion.I would like to again say thanks to our moderators. At the risk of volunteering myself as a spokesman,  I think most of us appreciate your hard work to keep these boards friendly and operational.  Please keep up the good work.</blockquote>

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