Presidential debate October 18th Las Vegas

[Schroeder]

Subsim GT is taking a route for the worse. A lot of respect has gone down the drain and justified so in some cases IMHO. It's sad to see good members leaving because of that but I also don't have a proper solution to that problem.
I can only appeal to the members to stay fair to one another and to put people who grind their gears on the ignore list or ignore them manually. We will never all agree on everything and I often find myself typing a response to some of the nonsense I sometimes read here but then I press the x on the top right corner because it's just not worth it.

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Subsim GT is taking a route for the worse. A lot of respect has gone down the drain and justified so in some cases IMHO. It's sad to see good members leaving because of that but I also don't have a proper solution to that problem.

I can only appeal to the members to stay fair to one another and to put people who grind their gears on the ignore list or ignore them manually. We will never all agree on everything and I often find myself typing a response to some of the nonsense I sometimes read here but then I press the x on the top right corner because it's just not worth it.

People being rude in a passive/aggressive way is not unusual on the internet, nor is it avoidable here. But there are limits. You have the right idea; rebut their point of view or ignore them, but hate speech is not going to fly here, even by people who think they are the sole occupants of the moral high ground.

[Oberon]

What about incitement to hatred?

[Onkel Neal]

I'm sure there's some of that, if there's a clear way to distinguish that between opinion, snark, sarcasm, etc , let us know.

[Onkel Neal]

and, by all means, if you honestly feel someone is posting incitement to hatred, report it, we will attempt to tamp it out. No matter what one's views or opinions, I do not want to see a forum with hatred and bullying.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Onkel Neal

I'm sure there's some of that, if there's a clear way to distinguish that between opinion, snark, sarcasm, etc , let us know.

I would say that the line is where a person goes from stating that something is their opinion, to stating that it should be other peoples opinion and that they are naive or stupid if they don't think that way.
That would be a good place to start anyway.

[Rockstar]

You're kidding me words inciting someone to become hateful? So much so that simple words would cause them rise up and shoot another or wish them dead? Really? Here on the GT? Shame on them, they have weak will.

Guess some should have followed Skybird's example

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Guess some should have followed Skybird's example

Which one?

[Rockstar]

Where he said when people would bust his balls over things he wrote and emotions ran high and accusations would fly. Instead of getting angry throwing a tantrum and wishing you all dead he learned to step away. I see strength of character in that

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Where he said when people would bust his balls over things he wrote and emotions ran high and accusations would fly. Instead of getting angry throwing a tantrum and wishing you all dead he learned to step away. I see strength of character in that

I guess that's one way of doing it...alternatively there's also the path that if you know that what you're going to write is going to be received negatively in the main then why write it?