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Originally Posted by Collmandoman
I challenge everyone on this forum to treat everyone else no matter how belligerent with actual GP respect.
I also challenge the moderators to treat everybody on this forum as equals -and stop closing their eyes to individuals who have 'proven' themselves.
If we don't- this community is never going to progress - and continue to oppress unpopular opinions.
-me
It would be cool if everyone would discuss this.
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I would like to address the comments above. I have found that respect is not something that is a right or given freely. Respect is something that is earned. That being said, everyone should be given the opportunity to state their thoughts BUT in a civilized way. It doesn't matter if you are a Mod, 20 years with
FIRST or a newbie.
The second point is one that you will have to take my word on. I have been neg repped by people on this forum at times. After listening to their points and rereading my posts I have found that I was really out of line. I did apologize in the thread later for my mistake. I would also like you to know that there are a lot of PM's that fly back and forth that no one sees. I know that I sent some to other Mods and asked that they step back cool down. Hey I even had to do it myself. Sometimes we get caught up in a discussion and passion takes over, not common sense. This is not an excuse because there is none but as was said before, we are all human and sometimes we need to be brought down from our high horse.
As for unpopular opinions, there is nothing wrong there if they are not offensive. I have even started threads that some feel were wrong and I got a few notes about me starting something. Funny thing though was that I got more messages saying that they liked the thread cause it made them think. I think that a lot of what is perceived is done so not by the topics but by the presentation. This is an issue that a lot of us have problems with. I am a "put it out on the table" guy that sometimes is a bit too blunt. Over time I have begun to take others feeling into account and try to temper my presentation of my thoughts. This is a continual learning experience for me.
I am an old guy, Mod, Mentor and volunteer. I believe in FIRST and the goals that it is trying to accomplish. I am also human and sometimes make mistakes. I also try to learn from them. I am willing to discuss, as I believe most of the Mods are, any posts, ideas and or concerns. Please fell free to PM me. I do have a job, so sometimes I may be a bit slow at responding but I try to be on line at least twice a day.