Can We Please Enforce A New Rule?

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April_Rose

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Some of these anti-vacciners are really starting to get out of hand. They should just simply state their opinion and then leave it alone, but if you don't agree with them it comes a crossed as personal attacks and I'm sick of it! I brought this up after warning another member on here that I would report them if they didn't stop bullying another member on here.
 

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Speaking to the OP,

Is it tooooooooooo late to shut the gate now? Bullying has been allowed as long as it is "politically correct."

The horse has already bolted, and been flogged to death by the lack of nourishment in these types of posts and threads.
 
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Speaking to the OP,

Is it tooooooooooo late to shut the gate now? Bullying has been allowed as long as it is "politically correct."

The horse has already bolted, and been flogged to death by the lack of nourishment in these types of posts and threads.






Agreed. However, my point is if you don't agree with these people they become aggressive yet apparently nothing is done and this has been allowed to occur.
 

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Agreed. However, my point is if you don't agree with these people they become aggressive yet apparently nothing is done and this has been allowed to occur.

I get the same thing in theology forums from a certain member and one other member. They don't allow you to have your say without countering everything you say.

What I found in these types of situations is to stop posting so that they have nothing to respond to. Does that make sense or help in anyway? I'm unsure.
 
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I get the same thing in theology forums from a certain member and one other member. They don't allow you to have your say without countering everything you say.

What I found in these types of situations is to stop posting so that they have nothing to respond to. Does that make sense or help in anyway? I'm unsure.




Of course it makes sense, but does it still give them the right to get away with it? I don't think so. I'm also tired of non-debate threads becoming debates as you just pointed out and I think that we should all have our say in this. For the most part I really like this forum, but some of these threads that start out as innocent discussion start becoming way out of hand and I personally think that it's time for some changes on here.
 

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Not a new problem, sadly. It bothers me as well April.
I was reminded of the forums rules on a thread, the one about not insulting other groups and people, yet certain people have been insulting other members for years and they just get away with it, while others get pulled up very quickly and some are banned. I can only presume that it’s because the report button is used by some and not others.
It’s a pretty difficult forum to moderate April.
Some look for every opportunity to proclaim their expert knowledge on a subject and bounce , it’s like a form of stalking ............I actually think many members have ‘ small man syndrome ‘ they don’t have much authority outside of the forums, so they place themselves as experts within one. The ‘ know it all’s ‘ .................
 

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Also another thing is that maybe conspiracy theories shouldn't be allowed.
 
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Some of these anti-vacciners are really starting to get out of hand. They should just simply state their opinion and then leave it alone, but if you don't agree with them it comes a crossed as personal attacks and I'm sick of it!

Are you one to leave things alone when facing those who disagree?
 

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Also another thing is that maybe conspiracy theories shouldn't be allowed.
Or instead of supressing free speech let the community present their own evidence and allow people to determine the truth for themselves. If you can't be bothered to do that, dont feel that you need to reply. let others take up the cause.
 

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Are you one to leave things alone when facing those who disagree?



Umm yes I do believe so even though I feel rather strongly about certain things.



Or instead of supressing free speech let the community present their own evidence and allow people to determine the truth for themselves. If you can't be bothered to do that, dont feel that you need to reply. let others take up the cause.



Umm,.. I'm not the only member here who feels that way for the record. It sure seems like a majority of people feel that way. Sorry to tag you guys but this way you can have your chance to speak up. @JohnDB, @Deborah, and I'm pretty sure @Devin Wintch and @amadeus are ones that I know of for sure. Maybe even @Barbara and probably a LOT of other people on here who are sick of this conspiracy crap.






If you want to talk about free speech, why not listen to members here who want to voice their opinion and agree with me? Maybe you should practice what you preach. No offense. I consider us friends and I like a lot of what you have to say,.. but a lot of the time it sure seems like you like the arguments and finger wagging and I don't think that's what a Christian forum should be.
 
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Umm yes I do believe so even though I feel rather strongly about certain things.







Umm,.. I'm not the only member here who feels that way for the record. It sure seems like a majority of people feel that way. Sorry to tag you guys but this way you can have your chance to speak up. @JohnDB, @Deborah, and I'm pretty sure @Devin Wintch and @amadeus are ones that I know of for sure. Maybe even @Barbara and probably a LOT of other people on here who are sick of this conspiracy crap.






If you want to talk about free speech, why not listen to members here who want to voice their opinion and agree with me? Maybe you should practice what you preach. No offense. I consider us friends and I like a lot of what you have to say,.. but a lot of the time it sure seems like you like the arguments and finger wagging and I don't think that's what a Christian forum should be.
I usually just ignore conspiracy theory people's comments, sometimes I try to provide reason. But it rarely seems to help.
 
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I usually just ignore conspiracy theory people's comments, sometimes I try to provide reason. But it rarely seems to help.




Yeah, but do you think it should be allowed? Forrest is yelling at me for freedom of speech but yet he doesn't seem to be interested in what I have to say. I smell a hypocrite. :/
 

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Yeah, but do you think it should be allowed? Forrest is yelling at me for freedom of speech but yet he doesn't seem to be interested in what I have to say. I smell a hypocrite. :/
The question is what all gets suppressed when censoring takes over.
 
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The question is what all gets suppressed when censoring takes over.




True,.. and I think it should be anything that makes another member (including staff members which I apologize for that hypocrite remark btw but that's how he was acting) feel upset or uncomfortable. Like the personal attacks these conspiracy theorist can make.
 
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Umm yes I do believe so even though I feel rather strongly about certain things.







Umm,.. I'm not the only member here who feels that way for the record. It sure seems like a majority of people feel that way. Sorry to tag you guys but this way you can have your chance to speak up. @JohnDB, @Deborah, and I'm pretty sure @Devin Wintch and @amadeus are ones that I know of for sure. Maybe even @Barbara and probably a LOT of other people on here who are sick of this conspiracy crap.






If you want to talk about free speech, why not listen to members here who want to voice their opinion and agree with me? Maybe you should practice what you preach. No offense. I consider us friends and I like a lot of what you have to say,.. but a lot of the time it sure seems like you like the arguments and finger wagging and I don't think that's what a Christian forum should be.
My personal preference is that there would be complete silence until someone has something edifying to say, or a prayer request to make.
If we had true Christian unity there would be no discord. But that's not going to happen.

I dont practice what I preach because I'm not doing whatever you want to silence others? There is a big difference in allowing people to discuss freely like those meeting in a restraunt or on the street, and taking sides and abusing my authority to make one opinion official. In that respect think of moderators as police officers that have no business interfering until you start beating eachother up.
 

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True,.. and I think it should be anything that makes another member (including staff members which I apologize for that hypocrite remark btw but that's how he was acting) feel upset or uncomfortable. Like the personal attacks these conspiracy theorist can make.
Personal attacks aren't allowed. But on another forum I'm thinking of they censor everything which isn't good. Political and spiritual bias comes up.
 
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In that respect think of moderators as police officers that have no business interfering until you start beating eachother up.




And they are!! Have you not seen all the anti-vaccine comments in the current event section? Do you even read them anymore? Devin, John, and me are all getting beat up because we want to get the shot!! Actually John already did I think but still,.. it's bullying but yet it's allowed somehow. :/
 
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Personal attacks aren't allowed. But on another forum I'm thinking of they censor everything which isn't good. Political and spiritual bias comes up.





Exactly. There should be a right balance.
 

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And they are!! Have you not seen all the anti-vaccine comments in the current event section? Do you even read them anymore? Devin, John, and me are all getting beat up because we want to get the shot!! Actually John already did I think but still,.. it's bullying but yet it's allowed somehow. :/
It's fear mongering probably, just ignore them. I get the same thing on Facebook.
 
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