Seeking a 180 degree turn in rules (or going backwards)

[Adventist Dissident]

Red,

You really think the hate and rancor is gone because there are bans now?

I am with reddog on this, the forum is more mellow. I like that part , the personal attack are down ,the abuse is down. and a general relaxed mood has taken over. What I have not seen is a controversal topic discussed to test how people might handle it. before we change the rules lets discuss something important and divisive to see how it is handled. Pushing the forum to it's logical limit. then we shall see if the rules really worked. What the rules have done so far is to restrian the trouble makers and create a healthy inviroment for "normal" discussion. I think we are just not used to it.

 

[tall73]

I am with reddog on this, the forum is more mellow. I like that part , the personal attack are down ,the abuse is down. and a general relaxed mood has taken over. What I have not seen is a controversal topic discussed to test how people might handle it. before we change the rules lets discuss something important and divisive to see how it is handled. Pushing the forum to it's logical limit. then we shall see if the rules really worked. What the rules have done so far is to restrian the trouble makers and create a healthy inviroment for "normal" discussion. I think we are just not used to it.

I see it a bit differently.

People are scared of running into one of the many rules or readings of the rules and don't want to even risk real conversation.

 

[woobadooba]

I see it a bit differently.

People are scared of running into one of the many rules or readings of the rules and don't want to even risk real conversation.

This is going to change soon.

 

[StormyOne]

I see it a bit differently.

People are scared of running into one of the many rules or readings of the rules and don't want to even risk real conversation.

yep.... though was it real before or something else?

 

[freeindeed2]

I see it a bit differently.

People are scared of running into one of the many rules or readings of the rules and don't want to even risk real conversation.

I agree. There are many times I would like to make a response to a post but refrain from doing so simiply because I don't know if I'll get whacked in the side of the head by some rule. So, rather than take a beating I just don't participate at all.

But, maybe that's what was intended in the first place by forming so many rules...??? To keep 'people like me' out of certain areas...???

 

[Mankin]

The bans have yet to stop all of the flames. It is only a matter of a time before they start up again.