As they say you can't please everyone all of the time.
I've been very happy to see this community growing over the past year and I hope to see it continue. But we must be able to work together and communicate respectfully. We have a very diverse group here with people from all around the world with different backgrounds and personalities.
Some of us may, in other settings, cuss like sailors (hey, we do have a few former sailors here). I would expect such extremes would be restrained, and they are. But just as we all work to express ourselves in a community friendly way those at the other end of the spectrum must allow some leeway in peoples expression.
I encourage anyone to contact me with any concerns they have with other members or their conduct. I will always take them seriously, but after investigating the issue and seeing the context I may tell you to 'suck it up' if the other members behavior was not offensive or derogatory but rather was a witty comment with the caliber of language that would be acceptable on children's shows.
On the flip side there are some (former) members who, while maintaining prim and proper language, manage to deride and disrespect nearly every member they interact with. One such abrasive personality was just removed from the forums.
If she returns (as a guest) to see this posting then I would like to thank her as after I provided a warning, and a temporary ban she came back and seemed to be making an attempt to be more respectful. Unfortunately however, those attempts were insufficient. I suspect she meant well, but her style of communication was counter-productive to the continued building of this community, and despite ample opportunity, and perhaps effort on her part, she was unable to adapt her tone.
You all may or may not agree with how some issues are handled. So its a good thing this forum is not a democracy!
So again, we have many diverse personalities here, we must each recognize that and work together to maintain the wonderful community we have made. I will continue to provide as much freedom for different personalities as I can, but I will also act to ensure that no one member scares off all the others.
I've been very happy to see this community growing over the past year and I hope to see it continue. But we must be able to work together and communicate respectfully. We have a very diverse group here with people from all around the world with different backgrounds and personalities.
Some of us may, in other settings, cuss like sailors (hey, we do have a few former sailors here). I would expect such extremes would be restrained, and they are. But just as we all work to express ourselves in a community friendly way those at the other end of the spectrum must allow some leeway in peoples expression.
I encourage anyone to contact me with any concerns they have with other members or their conduct. I will always take them seriously, but after investigating the issue and seeing the context I may tell you to 'suck it up' if the other members behavior was not offensive or derogatory but rather was a witty comment with the caliber of language that would be acceptable on children's shows.
On the flip side there are some (former) members who, while maintaining prim and proper language, manage to deride and disrespect nearly every member they interact with. One such abrasive personality was just removed from the forums.
If she returns (as a guest) to see this posting then I would like to thank her as after I provided a warning, and a temporary ban she came back and seemed to be making an attempt to be more respectful. Unfortunately however, those attempts were insufficient. I suspect she meant well, but her style of communication was counter-productive to the continued building of this community, and despite ample opportunity, and perhaps effort on her part, she was unable to adapt her tone.
You all may or may not agree with how some issues are handled. So its a good thing this forum is not a democracy!
So again, we have many diverse personalities here, we must each recognize that and work together to maintain the wonderful community we have made. I will continue to provide as much freedom for different personalities as I can, but I will also act to ensure that no one member scares off all the others.
