[nehalita]

I am only relatively new and was not here during the time that SilenceNoMore was around these threads. I have, however, noticed that sometimes, there are radical and accusative posts and I applaud those who are mature about it and try to work around it.

But, as Koko Ed said, it's not exactly getting better and can get worse. Since this is not a technical problem, I don't think we can provide a technical solution. Rather, this is an ethical problem.

Thus, we must take it upon ourselves to find a way to keep these forums clean. This means that if we find a slightly biased post, we need to find a way to contact them to let them know that their post isn't appreciated here. I'm not saying this will work -- but that is not in our hands. Our actions are in our hands and if we find something that is un-GP or just plain wrong, we should let them know by messaging them and letting them know.

I'm not saying we should put salt on a wound -- we need to make sure when we let others know about their posts that we don't return the rude attitude. There are other ways to inform someone about their post without making crude remarks (two wrongs don't make a right) and although they might not seem as effective, they are.

That's my take on it. We keep "values" in society by influencing each other and cd is kind of like a society. We may have technological barriers but then again, if need be, we can use technological means to get rid of these problems as well. I've been to other forums in the past but this is the only one I have actually stuck with because of the positive and helpful atmosphere. Let's keep it that way.

Nice post Koko Ed =)