egon spengler
August 12th, 2006, 07:23 AM
Somewhere where people can freely disagree with each other without having threads locked because someone was "impolite"?
There could be a big dislaimer, similar to what the backyard has, that only people who don't feel too vulnerable to criticism should post there. I'm not suggesting that there should be a forum to openly abuse people but it seems that a few too many threads get locked because someone was slightly abrupt or sarcastic. Although I don't agree with this kind of thought policing I understand the reasons as to why it is implemented but at the same time I'm sure that many of you (mods and admin) must understand that some of us have slightly thicker skin and so are less troubled at the prospect of someone over the internet being slightly rude to us.
Again, I'm not suggesting a free for all where anything goes or an unmoderated forum, just something for those of us who are a bit more resilient and can deal with strongly worded opinions.
The thread that broke the camel's back, so to speak, was the Ubuntu "Christian Edition" rant (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=233375&page=4) where a very interesting exchange between Terracota and Aysiu (and a welcome break from discussions of desktop readiness and Windows) was halted because some replies were not courteuos enough. Could it be possible to allow discussions with a similar tone (personally I didn't see any of it as particuarly abrasive or hostile) to continue somewhere?
There could be a big dislaimer, similar to what the backyard has, that only people who don't feel too vulnerable to criticism should post there. I'm not suggesting that there should be a forum to openly abuse people but it seems that a few too many threads get locked because someone was slightly abrupt or sarcastic. Although I don't agree with this kind of thought policing I understand the reasons as to why it is implemented but at the same time I'm sure that many of you (mods and admin) must understand that some of us have slightly thicker skin and so are less troubled at the prospect of someone over the internet being slightly rude to us.
Again, I'm not suggesting a free for all where anything goes or an unmoderated forum, just something for those of us who are a bit more resilient and can deal with strongly worded opinions.
The thread that broke the camel's back, so to speak, was the Ubuntu "Christian Edition" rant (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=233375&page=4) where a very interesting exchange between Terracota and Aysiu (and a welcome break from discussions of desktop readiness and Windows) was halted because some replies were not courteuos enough. Could it be possible to allow discussions with a similar tone (personally I didn't see any of it as particuarly abrasive or hostile) to continue somewhere?