Side discussion about General Topics forum

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Betonov

Maybe Neal can implement an IP ban to thread system

Well, I dunno about going that far, but certainly it would be better if the moderators stepped in when a circular argument had gone on for long enough and ask the two parties involved to take it to PM, and if they ignored him or her then infact them and if they ignored that then brig them.

[Armistead]

We are accepting new members in the bilge. We have our own way of dealing with people there....

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Well, I dunno about going that far, but certainly it would be better if the moderators stepped in when a circular argument had gone on for long enough and ask the two parties involved to take it to PM, and if they ignored him or her then infact them and if they ignored that then brig them.

I know some forums if two people get fired up they have a debate between the two players in a thread only they can post. Each is allowed an opening, a limited number of remarks/questions and responses and the thread is closed, then deleted after a week or placed in a sub forum.

I really hate to see forum policing get out of control, seems to kill out a forum and then people become wary of numerous topics. I understand the need to avoid racist terms, but are we to become politically correct as in numerous corporate forums?

Honestly, I have the option to ignore or not read many rants. Sometimes I've been accused of not reading a response post, well, if after the 2nd paragraph I see nothing, I generally tend not to read the next 10....

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Armistead

I know some forums if two people get fired up they have a debate between the two players in a thread only they can post. Each is allowed an opening, a limited number of remarks/questions and responses and the thread is closed, then deleted after a week or placed in a sub forum.

That's a possibility, but to be honest it's better taken to PMs, nine times out of ten the people involved won't even bother because they just want to publically involve the person they're arguing with, to try to make them look foolish rather than to actually discuss.

I really hate to see forum policing get out of control, seems to kill out a forum and then people become wary of numerous topics. I understand the need to avoid racist terms, but are we to become politically correct as in numerous corporate forums?

As I have already said, I'm not looking for political correctness, I'm looking for common decency and respect. Respect for people of all religions, sexual orientations and race. Is that really such a bad thing?

Honestly, I have the option to ignore or not read many rants. Sometimes I've been accused of not reading a response post, well, if after the 2nd paragraph I see nothing, I generally tend not to read the next 10....

I've started using the ignore function more and more now, I don't like to do it, but I feel that it's the only way to continue. However it's the lurkers and the newcomers that, as Tarjak put it in the thread that prompted this discussion "the point is not to change the view of the bigoted, but to prevent others from being infected by thier poisonous thinking".
Do we really want this kind of attitude on Subsim? Do we want hate speech? Do we want radicalisation of people to be promoted?
That's the question we need to ask ourselves, and not be sidetracked by the easy to apply label of 'Political correctness' when all that is required is respect and decency towards all people, regardless of their religion, gender, sexual orientation or race.