GiRTh
11-04-2007, 11:34 AM
What a day we had yesterday. Six forums members were banned; numerous arguments broke out resulting in threads being closed left, right, and centre. I think one ban was a tad harsh and, at times, it seemed like some members were trying to be banned out of sympathy for their friends.
I think these arguments have been brewing for a while. I’m a relatively new member to the forum but I’ve noticed there are certain forum members who refuse to acknowledge the other side of an opinion. They believe that they are always right and instead of listening and trying to understand the other point of view, they simply become upset and start an argument. They seem incapable of agreeing to disagree.
This causes a problem for me. I’ve got a mouth and, it’s big one too. I say what I like and I like what I bloody well say. After, all it’s a forum.
I observed the madness yesterday but due to work commitments was unable to have my say. However, one statement fuelled the fire with me. It was implied that certain newer forum members act like they own the forum. I’m not quite sure what the poster meant by this but I think they feels that newer members should know their places and only speak when spoken to.
This also causes a problem for me. I’ve got a mouth and it’s big one too. I say what I like and I like what I bloody well say. It’s a forum.
I think that certain forum members have caused this disharmony because of their inability to adjust and accept new members to the forum. It’s a forum and - I can’t speak for the moderators but I’m sure they’d agree - every member has equal status and every opinion is a valid one.
These arguments were inevitable and sometimes I believe it’s good to clear the air. I propose that all the banned members come back, respect other forum members and we move on from these unfortunate incidents.
I think these arguments have been brewing for a while. I’m a relatively new member to the forum but I’ve noticed there are certain forum members who refuse to acknowledge the other side of an opinion. They believe that they are always right and instead of listening and trying to understand the other point of view, they simply become upset and start an argument. They seem incapable of agreeing to disagree.
This causes a problem for me. I’ve got a mouth and, it’s big one too. I say what I like and I like what I bloody well say. After, all it’s a forum.
I observed the madness yesterday but due to work commitments was unable to have my say. However, one statement fuelled the fire with me. It was implied that certain newer forum members act like they own the forum. I’m not quite sure what the poster meant by this but I think they feels that newer members should know their places and only speak when spoken to.
This also causes a problem for me. I’ve got a mouth and it’s big one too. I say what I like and I like what I bloody well say. It’s a forum.
I think that certain forum members have caused this disharmony because of their inability to adjust and accept new members to the forum. It’s a forum and - I can’t speak for the moderators but I’m sure they’d agree - every member has equal status and every opinion is a valid one.
These arguments were inevitable and sometimes I believe it’s good to clear the air. I propose that all the banned members come back, respect other forum members and we move on from these unfortunate incidents.