Unfortunately, this is the wave of foolishness will rise time, and time again. And it can't be curtailed, unless you are willing to have a minute by minute moderation on the threads 24/7, 60mins/60secs in toll. It is just not possible. Deflecting the roughness, has become a necessary job, due to the means of free speech, which to some, have been taken for granted, literally.
It is truly, a privilege gift, that a lot of people has forgotten. Some people have better tolerance than others, and some don't...that the cheese of the problem, and that is not going away anytime soon.
And the main cultprit in this, is the internet...people can get to see more views of other folks, and it is not in the double digits, it is in the thousands...we are expose to a grander look, of what people are thinking, than ever before. Our minds has to filter a greater number of mindsets, beliefs, opinions, on a vaster scale...and man, it hurts!!!
The human mind is good, but not that great, to actually handle the massive influx, we see everyday on the internet...and that is where sometimes, people just go off in the deep end, example speaking of course.
So, in a nutshell...rules, guidelines, punishments, are a just metaphoric showing, on how to conduct one self, in a forum...the true reminders of the tolerance waving stick, should be the people who answer back to a possible flame in the pant, question...but we tend to forget that we have to police ourselves in this virtual world, cause, it is still, a unexplored country.
That is why, we have the guides (moderators), just to remind us, when we veer off course, once and a while.
And what is that old saying, I hear a lot..."
Check yourself, before you wreck yourself", does have its meaning...but again, people don't adhere to that, cause they get the blinder effect, when a topic pushes them pass their safety net (wait....do we have a safety net at all?)
As I made a reference here, about getting back at those, who will close a thread, I do not approve of that method, unless there is a way, not to ruffle feathers in the end. My method, my own, worked great...and the problem ended quietly as it came so noisely. Everyone has a way to do things, in their own fashion...but it when it comes a forum, there is a guideline, that all mods must follow, cause, it is the safety net for them.
I wish wholehearty, that people could follow that example...but I am not holding my breath.
Humans are just plain crazy...
William Ronald said:
It seems that we are having a rash of rudeness on the boards of late. Maybe it is me, but it seems that we are seeing more closed threads. I don't want people to feel uncomfortable about posting here. The whole concept of these boards is to discuss a hobby that we love and related matters. So, I think that keeping a civil atmosphere helps keep discussions on track. Perhaps a good rule for posters here is to be considerate of each other. I try NOT to say anything to others that I would not want anyone to say about me. It doesn't matter if a poster is a company president or someone who has just started gaming. There is still another human being looking at a thread, who might be hurt by someone else's comments.
