Personal attacks suggestion

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CharlesW

The Rainmaker
This idea won't be too popular, but I for one, would definitely vote for it.

If a post contains a personal attack, delete it.

No editing by the moderators, no warnings, just delete it.
Sure, some will have a problem for a while, but they will either learn quickly or not have many posts remain on the site.
If the ones that prefer to argue and complain constanly aren't happy, they can leave.

Charles
 
Charles,
The problem with that is, the ones that are making the personal attacks don't care about the thread in the first place if they did, they wouldn't be making personal attacks.
So the ones that suffer are the person that started it or the good members who contributed to it.

JMHO
"J"
 
jaybs95 said:
Charles,
The problem with that is, the ones that are making the personal attacks don't care about the thread in the first place if they did, they wouldn't be making personal attacks.
So the ones that suffer are the person that started it or the good members who contributed to it.

JMHO
"J"
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J:
Don't delete the thread, just delete the offending post. The thread remains intact, the garbage is eliminated, the information that has value would remain.

Charles
 
Not trying to be difficult but define personal attack for me. This is different things to different people and it's not always easy to determine. Some people take constructive criticism as a personal attack. Some people you can't joke with. Sometimes, although not often, a person needs a kick in the rear. It needs some thought IMO.
 
J,
I thought what Charles was suggesting was that just the post containing the personal attack be deleted, not the entire thread. I would be in favour of that, as I don't want to see DC become a sniping site.
Norah
 
Anthony A said:
Not trying to be difficult but define personal attack for me. This is different things to different people and it's not always easy to determine. Some people take constructive criticism as a personal attack. Some people you can't joke with. Sometimes, although not often, a person needs a kick in the rear. It needs some thought IMO.
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Some people have a hard time with constructive criticism, but the "tone" in which it is delivered is more important, was it said in jest, is the person naturally cinical (?), or was it malicious?
Sometimes things are said in the heat of the moment , that people later regret.

It's not always an easy call

"J"
 
jaybs95 said:
Some people have a hard time with constructive criticism, but the "tone" in which it is delivered is more important, was it said in jest, is the person naturally cinical (?), or was it malicious?
Sometimes things are said in the heat of the moment , that people later regret.

It's not always an easy call

"J"
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My point exactly. :bigups Thats why there are moderators. To make the hard calls. Then the offenders get Fuzzed :LOLOL
 
Excellent policy Charles and one that hopefully would save many threads from going to the pits. Some will cry censorship but those who do are the ones who do something on the forums that qualify for it any way.
 
Anthony A said:
Good point. There is such a thing as being too politically correct.
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Ahh, nice to see someone understood that. I did not mean to come off as overly difficult. My point though is exactly as Anthony A. stated. In this type of format it is difficult to determine what is "offensive", unless it is of course blatant name calling, racist or otherwise threatening, for what one may see as offensive another may see as constructive.
 
jaybs95 said:
Can I ask why you take offense?
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If you are addressing me I don't take offense. I think Bell was trying to make a point about what some people consider offensive and others don't.
 
Bill D said:
Excellent policy Charles and one that hopefully would save many threads from going to the pits. Some will cry censorship but those who do are the ones who do something on the forums that qualify for it any way.
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Spoken like a moderator. Wait, you are a mod on Autopia. Things are not exactly love city over there are they. By the way no offense intended.
 
Name calling, making insults, threats, things that steer threads way off track by turning them into personal showdowns between particular members, that's the sort of stuff I would think would qualify.
 
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