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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 8948362" data-attributes="member: 7808">Following up on my previous post, I believe I have found the words for something that is bothering me about use of the +.[ATTACH=full]276541[/ATTACH]I had originally assumed this it would get edited/changed in some way, or threads would start getting locked and it wouldn't matter.&nbsp; But it's been static for a number of days now.&nbsp; I'm going to repeat the part that's been bugging me:&quot;Will you sign the petition?&quot;&quot;If what you want to say is some variation of 'No, this is not a good thing to do' please take that idea to a different discussion.&quot;That combination of sentences, IMNSHO, breaks the simple rule of &quot;Keep it civil&quot;.&nbsp; If someone isn't allowed to answer no, the question shouldn't be asked.&nbsp; No matter how politely you phrase it, that is not how civil discussion works. You should not be able to ask &quot;Will you sign this petition?&quot; when the petition is the topic of a + thread.&nbsp; You should not be able to post news of a petition (or anything else) and make it is a + thread.&nbsp; This question, and this news, are calls for open discussion.&nbsp; Making it a + thread is the opposite of open discussion.&nbsp; + threads have an important purpose, but this is not it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 8948362, member: 7808"] Following up on my previous post, I believe I have found the words for something that is bothering me about use of the +. [ATTACH type="full" width="878px" alt="PlusNo.JPG"]276541[/ATTACH] I had originally assumed this it would get edited/changed in some way, or threads would start getting locked and it wouldn't matter. But it's been static for a number of days now. I'm going to repeat the part that's been bugging me: "Will you sign the petition?" "If what you want to say is some variation of 'No, this is not a good thing to do' please take that idea to a different discussion." That combination of sentences, IMNSHO, breaks the simple rule of "Keep it civil". If someone isn't allowed to answer no, the question shouldn't be asked. No matter how politely you phrase it, that is not how civil discussion works. You should not be able to ask "Will you sign this petition?" when the petition is the topic of a + thread. You should not be able to post news of a petition (or anything else) and make it is a + thread. This question, and this news, are calls for open discussion. Making it a + thread is the opposite of open discussion. + threads have an important purpose, but this is not it. [/QUOTE]

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