That seems to be the strategy of some progressive politicians nowadays... oops, better not go there... don't want to violate this place's TOSFor many people, definite knowledge of 'where one stands' trumps civility --even affection-- hands down!
That seems to be the strategy of some progressive politicians nowadays... oops, better not go there... don't want to violate this place's TOSFor many people, definite knowledge of 'where one stands' trumps civility --even affection-- hands down!
hey... I just thought of something... what if I'm a politician with a deep passion for politically-applied electronics?... wouldn't I be violating the TOS by just logging into this place???Politicians? My moderator sense is tingling. ;p
....And then too there's the "It's more fun to dance with the sinners thanThat seems to be the strategy of some progressive politicians nowadays... oops, better not go there... don't want to violate this place's TOS
Prey with the saints??? as in "go hunting" with them?"It's more fun to dance with the sinners than prey with the saints"
An ironically apt typo, that!Prey with the saints??? as in "go hunting" with them?
Nah I more likely to shove (ok being polite, insert) a stick rather than poke with it. as for attaboys etc my like to post ration is pretty high, but I guess its simpler to just count posts rather than look at a more complex way to judge a persons behavior.TCM, you have a protoge'. LGM is practicing up with his poking stick.
As this is a site for adults or young adults who are expected to be mature, members who post on here need to strive to communicate like adults. That means finding effective ways to use language to exchange knowledge and ideas. Name calling runs counter to the objective of this group and detracts from what we can achieve here. Part of being an adult is to resist the urge to go off on people because you think they are being difficult and restraining use of destrutive language, which includes name calling, insults, vulgarity, etc. We are adults so lets be adults.Is it really prudent to exercise restraint in calling an idiot an idiot? How else will they learn that they are an idiot and take steps to correct that deficiency?
Isn't that part of the indoctrination at all the military academies? A primer on being a Prima Donna.One of these prima donnas ...
I quibble with only your last point. Maintaining a civil society falls on all of us. We cannot expect law enforcement - in this case our moderators - to force order on chaos. It's largely up to the population.We have only the moderators to insure the site guidelines are respected. If they fail, then we fail.
That observation is very telling of the way we've been raised. And the way we'll be raising our children.It's largely up to the population.
Only the mods have any authority to do anything, as far as this site is concerned.. We don't even get a vote.I quibble with only your last point. Maintaining a civil society falls on all of us. We cannot expect law enforcement - in this case our moderators - to force order on chaos. It's largely up to the population.
Then why are we having this conversation?cmartinez said:Civility is learnt in our homes.