Civilized said:
GuerrillaPack said:
statefan91 said:
Strange that Steve and James let this poster continue to make The Water Cooler into his/her own personal poo party. Must be related to one of them to have not pulled the plug already.
I don't like the "tone" or posting style of many people that post here. But I don't go around insinuating or calling for any of them to be censored in any way, much less banned. I don't understand why people like you can't just be "tolerant", and allow people to have freedom of speech.
If this poster bothers you that much, use the "ignore" feature on them. And even if you have to see others quoting their posts, just deal with it. It doesn't "harm" you or this board to have to see posts by people you dislike or strongly disagree with. As long as they are not breaking any rules, there is no justification for saying they should be censored.
We could be having the same conversation in a bar that we're having here.
I could go up to someone and yell factually correct stuff in their face. I'd be right, but I'd also be begging to either get thrown out for an ass whoopin.
Personal conduct and delivery matter just as much as content. That's true in real life; it's unclear to me why anyone thinks it shouldn't be the same on these boards.
There is no such expectation. If there was, then there would be a clearly defined rule, such as to be "non-abrasive" or whatever, which would be impossible to enforce and would be completely subjective.
The requirements for forum "decorum" and civility are already covered under the existing rule against personal attacks and name-calling against other posters. When it comes to attacks against third parties (public figures), political parties or ideologies, all gloves are off and they can be criticized and attacked as harshly as humanly possible.
And I get it...I am extremely annoyed by many posters here. But that doesn't give me the right to say they should be silenced. The bar analogy is not a great analogy. Speaking in person and conversing in writing are very different. When communicating in writing, your "tone" can often be misinterpreted.
Of course raising your voice at someone in person may seem harsh. But that takes place even in debates in Congress. Sure, the person being yelled at doesn't like it. But you don't kick someone out of Congress for raising their voice or being abrasive.
If you don't like someone's tone here and don't want them responding to you directly, you can use the "ignore user" feature.