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(05-18-2015, 11:42 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:(05-18-2015, 11:39 PM)Oswin Wrote: I'm personally shocked that there are ten strikes for behavior that people can take as rude or offensive. Past groups I've been a part of were three strikes.
It's not about being passive aggressive or bold, it's about speaking in ways that can be taken as offensive. There should be a decorum of respect when speaking to one another so that people in the community aren't being offended or driven out.
Okay, sure.
But what offends me may not offend you. Â And what offends you may not offend me.
How, precisely, are we to decide what is actually offensive and what is not?
For that matter, with some people, simple disagreement, no matter how politely stated, is offensive. Â Are we to bow and scrape to people who can't deal with the fact that not everyone is going to agree with them?
You can be civil, and yet still not be polite. Â In most forums I have been a part of, civility is the rule, not politeness. Â Civility is much, much easier to distinguish, and allows for people to get offended over things like disagreements without disorder breaking out.
Objectively, as a group.
It has been stated numerous times in the rules discussion thread(I believe so anyways), that disagreements and debates are highly encouraged if anything. No-one is expected to or asked to pat one another on the back for instances where there may be a strong clash of opinions.
Floating back to the point of deciding if GIFs are allowed based on the OPs decision... I honestly don't see that being something we'll be happy to allow. There was a unique case with Natalie's topic recently solely for the fact that she was trying to promote healthy conversation with a volatile topic and placed a number of rules to prevent the thread from being locked. The key word, of course, being "unique".
Promoting an attitude where anyone can decide on the rules within their own topic is not a road we want to go down, as valid as the idea on a singular level may seem.
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