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Well, what about it darling sweetums?
We've been over it before, but everyone seems to have forgotten, or come along since the last time or whatever.
Etiquette is not 'rules'. But a set of guidelines for behaviour is a basic feature of even the most rudimentary communities and as such might be worth discussing. I might also suggest that one of the responsibilities that comes with having been in a place like this longer than others is to demonstrate a reasonable level of etiquette, otherwise you can't expect newcomers to repay you in kind. If people think the place is all about creative insults and backbiting, then that's exactly what the future will hold.
Anyway, a suggestion for a few simple things we might do.
1) Make a distinction between serious and frivolous threads.
2) In frivolous threads anything goes - be insulting, disparaging, dismissive - these threads do not concern things that people hold dear. If something comes up in a frivolous thread that raises a serious issue, start a new thread about it.
3) In serious threads do not insult people. Argue with their opinion, but don't call them stupid, accuse them of criminal acts or criticise their spelling and grammar.
4) If you reach an impasse in an argument or feel that someone you are arguing with is not behaving reasonably, this is not a cue for the discussion to degenerate into hair-pulling. Just walk away.
5) Assume positive intent. Sounds hippy I know, but is actually a good way to ensure productive discussion. Assume someone has said what they have said in an attempt to be productive and to engage, rather than attributing it to base motives.
6) Please, please, enough already with the threads started up with the specific intention of insulting or humiliating a particular poster. It's fucking pathetic.
[ 01-02-2002: Message edited by: Lyra Lovelaces ] |
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