dealing with disruptive members....

NightEternal · Nov 29, 2007

Woob reported me again in this thread.

Gee, big suprise there.

icedtea · Nov 29, 2007

annie explained it well.

woobadooba · Nov 29, 2007

HowardDean said:
annie explained it well.

From whose side?

Sophia7 · Nov 30, 2007

Hey, everyone. I'm saying this as a fellow poster, not as a mod. Maybe it would be a good idea for both sides to calm down a little bit here and stop making personal comments about each other. Haven't we had enough strife lately? Let's stick to discussing issues rather than what others have done wrong.

NightEternal · Nov 30, 2007

Sophia. Please see here for the proposed truce:

http://christianforums.com/showpost.php?p=41151842&postcount=20

Sophia7 · Nov 30, 2007

Well, I guess that could be progress.

icedtea · Nov 30, 2007

There are some who just cannot see their faults and cannot improve.
With that, unsubscribing.

Mankin · Nov 30, 2007

At least some progress has been made. I don't believe it will last though.

woobadooba · Nov 30, 2007

Mankin said:
At least some progress has been made. I don't believe it will last though.

Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable--if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise--dwell on these things. (Php 4:8 HCSB)

woobadooba · Nov 30, 2007

HowardDean said:
There are some who just cannot see their faults and cannot improve.
With that, unsubscribing.

How does this comment bring them any closer to Christ?

Does it edify them?

What have you done to help these people?

reddogs · Nov 30, 2007

woobadooba said:
How does this comment bring them any closer to Christ?

Does it edify them?

What have you done to help these people?

Woob,

Let it go, pray for strenght, ask for divine help, let Christ lead you into forgiving your brothers and sisters, dont let evil triumph....

JohnT · Dec 9, 2007

Sophia7 said:
I wish you could all see the whole picture, but since the reports are no longer open to the public, that's not possible (they will be semi-private soon, though). Please understand that the mods are aware of what's going on, and no one will be allowed to violate the rules with "impunity." Sometimes it takes time for the mods to reach consensus, though..

Sophia7

I am trying to learn the ground rules here before I get myself into trouble--again!

Can I lose points just because someone, not meaning a mod does not like what I post, even if it is 100% accurate?

For example, if I say that EGW was a secret meat eater, but then was able to provide copies of her charging her many meals at Outback could someone report me, and I possibly get banned?

BTW that was a hypothetical (yeah, and pathetic, too) example.

Is the standard here someone getting offended, or being able to provide absolute truth, even if the posting seems outrageous to some?

Sophia7 · Dec 9, 2007

JohnT said:
Sophia7

I am trying to learn the ground rules here before I get myself into trouble--again!

Can I lose points just because someone, not meaning a mod does not like what I post, even if it is 100% accurate?

For example, if I say that EGW was a secret meat eater, but then was able to provide copies of her charging her many meals at Outback could someone report me, and I possibly get banned?

BTW that was a hypothetical (yeah, and pathetic, too) example.

Is the standard here someone getting offended, or being able to provide absolute truth, even if the posting seems outrageous to some?

No, the standard is not whether someone is offended; just because someone doesn't like what you say, that doesn't make it a flame. If you make a statement, such as the hypothetical example you gave above, and provide evidence to support it, that shouldn't be considered flaming, especially in the Progressive sub-forum, where only the sitewide rules apply, not the forum-specific guidelines that have been voted in for the rest of the SDA areas. (The Discussion and Debate sub-forum is a little more open than the main SDA forum but not as much as the Prog sub-forum. There are stickies at the top of each forum/sub-forum with the guidelines listed.) Now, you may get reported for saying negative things about Adventist beliefs because some people are easily offended. However, if you avoid personal attacks and stick to the issues and the evidence, the mods won't have any grounds to call your posts rule violations. You can also appeal any moderator actions that you believe are unfair, unlike at CARM.

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