Dear Moderators
Nov 14th 2008, 5:43 pm
#1
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Dear Moderators
Following on from Eva’s request in another post:
When we get passionate about a subject and begin to argue amongst ourselves, would it not be possible for you to allow the argument to run its course – providing, of course, that we do not: cause WW III; indulge in insults of too strong a nature (even for us, non-PC, adults); come to blows or make threats deemed criminal ?
You seem to draw the line at the argument reaching one or the other of the stages of ‘swopping petty personal insults’ and/or ‘making a minor threat - the physical undertaking of which would be patently unachievable/impracticable’.
Experience shows that, once that/those stages is/are passed, an argument will, quite often, develop more cerebrally.
To the spectators, an argument – if interesting enough – can be at least entertaining; serendipitously, it can also sometimes be satisfyingly heuristic.
As Eva has already requested, why not just give a head’s up to transgressors?
Simply request them take it to PM’s if they wish to continue to contravene the rules of the public forum.
When we get passionate about a subject and begin to argue amongst ourselves, would it not be possible for you to allow the argument to run its course – providing, of course, that we do not: cause WW III; indulge in insults of too strong a nature (even for us, non-PC, adults); come to blows or make threats deemed criminal ?
You seem to draw the line at the argument reaching one or the other of the stages of ‘swopping petty personal insults’ and/or ‘making a minor threat - the physical undertaking of which would be patently unachievable/impracticable’.
Experience shows that, once that/those stages is/are passed, an argument will, quite often, develop more cerebrally.
To the spectators, an argument – if interesting enough – can be at least entertaining; serendipitously, it can also sometimes be satisfyingly heuristic.
As Eva has already requested, why not just give a head’s up to transgressors?
Simply request them take it to PM’s if they wish to continue to contravene the rules of the public forum.
Nov 14th 2008, 7:27 pm
#2
BE Site Lead
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: MA, USA
Posts: 92,170
Re: Dear Moderators
Sure....it's what the TIO forum is for, not here and that thread was getting silly.
I don't have the time to deal with all the crap quite frankly, so when it gets nasty, it gets closed.
Might want to have a read of the site rules too.
http://britishexpats.com/site-rules/
I don't have the time to deal with all the crap quite frankly, so when it gets nasty, it gets closed.
Might want to have a read of the site rules too.
http://britishexpats.com/site-rules/
