10-22-2015, 04:18 AM
(10-21-2015, 09:10 PM)bfine32 Wrote: It is because the culture has changed. Rep is now given more freely for personal attacks than it is for salient points. It has become the epitome of ad hominem. If I can make you look silly then no one will take your point of view seriously.
Everyone in this forum is to blame to an extent. As a quote from one of my all time favorite movies goes: “Yeah, It stinks bad. And we all covered up in it too. Ain't nobody clean.”
But I lay the majority of the blame on the Mods. From jump I said it was a bad idea to have the inmates run the asylum. I actually think you realized this when you stepped down as PR Mod; claiming work load. Then the decision was made “no PR Mod required” we can police ourselves. Well consider this one of those policing.
I have sworn off this forum; although, I get a laugh looking at it from time to time. In my brief exodus, I have received more than 1 PM asking for my return and this from mature poster(s) that I seldom see eye to eye with on subjects.
This forum needs strong moderation (either externally or internally) and the first time a person goes after the poster instead of the post, that poster needs to be shut down. Unfortunately we won’t do that internally especialy if someone we “disagree with” is getting personally insulted.
By "goes after" do you mean insulting someone's intelligence like this . . .
(10-22-2015, 12:06 AM)bfine32 Wrote: If you read the majority of the posts here lately and come away with an "we are all adults here" mentality; then, I question your judgment.
This is not the smack forum. There is absolutely no reason to attack a poster; except, they made you mad.
I discuss politics and religion with real folk and name calling or personal belittlement is never exchanged.
As to the rest of your post exhibit A.
Do you know what, bfine? This is not the smack forum. There is absolutely no reason to insult SSF; except, he made you mad.
You discuss politics and religion with real folk here and you belittle others so frequently you don't even realize you just engaged in the very behavior you're condemning. And yet, inexplicibly, you mainly blame the moderators for your behavior. Instead of blaming the moderators for not censoring you while you exercise your 1st Amendment right to free speech, maybe you could moderater yourself and save the belly aching. Or aren't you strong enough to moderate yourself?
Again, you can quit now . . . or later.
