Salome
Administrator
Due to the latest chaotic and negative thread… I wanted to point out that posting is a privilege, not a right. In order to maintain that privilege, we all need to conduct ourselves with civility - especially in instances in which we strongly disagree with others.
Over the years of this forum, (I feel) we administrators have been fairly loose in terms of behavior. Pretty much setting the stage that people are able and WILL handle themselves in discussion with civility. The reality is that this is do-able for some but not all. For those that struggle with civility here please read further.
My desire for the forum is to maintain a platform where the community speaks diversely and freely - with civility. Toward that end we have a series of rules to uphold this principle. They are posted and sticky in “chat about this website”.
There is an infraction for “uncivil conduct” and I’ve instructed the moderators to use it at the very first sign of disparaging, hurtful, malicious, sneering, or spiteful remarks about the CHARACTER of another. If you get enough uncivil conduct infractions it results in an automatic ban.
Since we have been trusting and relaxed about this in the past, I thought it worth mentioning that we are not going to be so relaxed about it anymore.
Do not harangue the moderators if you are infracted, they are doing what I have instructed them to do. If you feel you have been infracted unfairly, you are welcome to contact me or Gisela to talk about it.
Over the years of this forum, (I feel) we administrators have been fairly loose in terms of behavior. Pretty much setting the stage that people are able and WILL handle themselves in discussion with civility. The reality is that this is do-able for some but not all. For those that struggle with civility here please read further.
My desire for the forum is to maintain a platform where the community speaks diversely and freely - with civility. Toward that end we have a series of rules to uphold this principle. They are posted and sticky in “chat about this website”.
There is an infraction for “uncivil conduct” and I’ve instructed the moderators to use it at the very first sign of disparaging, hurtful, malicious, sneering, or spiteful remarks about the CHARACTER of another. If you get enough uncivil conduct infractions it results in an automatic ban.
Since we have been trusting and relaxed about this in the past, I thought it worth mentioning that we are not going to be so relaxed about it anymore.
Do not harangue the moderators if you are infracted, they are doing what I have instructed them to do. If you feel you have been infracted unfairly, you are welcome to contact me or Gisela to talk about it.
