Etiquette on forums.

Chance3290

Or the lack of it here, anyway. On most forums you can start a thread to send condolences or express a thought to someone we know, or to a specific incident (The London bombings, etc). But some people here seem to be confused by this.
Some seem unable to control themselves, while others seemed to have missed their meds.
You write a line, or two at most, expressing your sorrow and best wishes, then shut the hell up.PERIOD. You don't rattle on, you don't say "My tragedy is worse than your tragedy." And, I think most of us will agree, you don't insult the people with moronic statements. Just because a stupid thought goes into your head, that doesn't mean it HAS to come out on the keyboard.
Whether you're pro-this or anti-that shouldn't matter. Where not talking about the "Your president is a bigger crook than my president" threads. I'm talking about the threads where someone, or all of us, have suffered a tragedy or loss.
And I'm sure a few with flame onto this thread. So, in advance, here's my replies:
"Oh Yeah!"
"Says You!"
"Your Mother wears army boots!"
"I'll get you at recess."
"So there "

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jaguar75

While I agree with you I will say that you have to understand that you are dealing with people from all over the world on this site...Many extraordinarily different cultures, backgrounds, upbringings and most importantly...experiences. I get miffed from time to time at some of the comments that have been posted but I remember that my computer is a gateway to a very vast world...

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jhuskey

I agree but sometimes mine is more like a manhole cover or commode lid.

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Chance3290

That's a good point. Having spent more than a couple of days living on other continents, I know that there are a lot of different cultures. But I haven't been able to recall the land where you express your condolences by telling someone to Get Stuffed.

And sometimes I agree with jhuskey's gateway-commode comparision.

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Darjevon

it's China.

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Darjevon

surprisingly, I don't think ive ever "flamed" you. maybe im wrong

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LottomagicZ4941

I've gotten the most insults tring to save the 40 hour work week.

That is my little cause.

Big cause is a tad of E-preaching from time to time.

And marketing with out spaming.

Ocassionally I'll cross a line.

One forum had a place for reviews and they deleted my review. Guess they only wanted movie reviews but this was not made clear.

Also funny is when a forum states "anything goes" then they get upset if someone posts about religion or a busisness opportunity.

But over all I've found the internet a great place to interact with new people. I've met people with my same name on many different contenents.

One even considered moving to Colorado from Japan but ended up in California due to a bigger sign on bonus.

I'm more websurf then webmaster. I'm mainly here for some E-fun.

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FredC

We do have an etiquette on this soapbox forum which has evolved between ourselves over a period of time. It is basically regulated in house and never failed yet.
I am sure that there are sites that will cope with your criteria elsewhere. BTW. I don't remember the Tsunami being mentioned either, we deal with these things on an individual basis. Also you will never ever find that any contributor on here ever refers to any member of that persons family.
So clear off right now. Ya don' come back now. Jest keep ridin' on boy.

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davidmc

Yes. We "police ourselves. All of us are adults, w/ a few exceptions & even those, few, show a level of maturity above the average. Here's a bit of friendly advice. Don't go to the soapbox for heart-felt compassion. Everyone is spread out across the globe & consequently has diffent world views. This is the feckin' internet for cryin out loud. The "thin-skinned" are well advised to steer clear of the soapbox. There are a multitude of other threads within this very forum which will exhibit more decorum. As FredC pointed out, there are quite a few "regular's" here; myself included, & we get to know the propensities/leanings of such individuals. If you stick @ long enough, you will find that you know what many are going to say in response to your raving's...errr...post's-that is. In summation-clear off !!! Only joking

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lyotard

are you saying i should take the next turn in the road if i can't hang?

huhenio

Moderation is the base of the ultimate good.

....but I still yell at people walking on the wrong jaywalking or on the wrong side of the path ... not too often though

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EoinC

That is one of the requirements of the Army, I'm afraid. Much as we have campaigned for allowing the use of flip-flops / jandals / thongs (of the footwear variety), the Army does seem rather set in its ways. I guess, when Mum gets back onto civvy street, she'll be allowed to choose from amongst the plethora of non-military foot coverings available but, until that day, we have to accept that rules are rules.

lyotard

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beads and roman sandals won't be seen"

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Chance3290

We stopped talking about this more than a week ago. Did it take you this long to read it, or to come up with this clever retort?

So, when one fellow wanted to show respect for the London bombing victims and another fellow mocked him with "who let the dogs out," that's acceptable, but you won't allow someone who "refers to any member of that persons family?"...HMMM, curious. Please, tell me more about the rules of your forum.

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