This forum is on shaky ground

[AggiesAreWe]

Things have to get better down here or this forum will be shut down completely.

Too many violations (some warned, some not) are happening at an alarming rate down here. More violations happen in this forum than all the other forums combined. It also has the most "past banned" members posting which that is about to stop if things don't get cleaned up down here.

This is a warning that the owner supports. This forum is not needed that badly.

Clean it up guys or this is history.

[DCT]

If I said anything to offend anyone I apologize. 

[TheMissingBand]

Same here … I enjoy having an outlet in which to debate/bicker/argue over some fairly important subjects.  There aren’t a lot of boards that I’m aware of that are free, local, have consistent posters, and are somewhat anonymous. I’d hate to see it disappear. 
 

I’d also like to say that I wasn’t at all offended by Lumraiderfan’s comment. I hate to see him get benched over what we used to call a “burn” or a “dig.” I’m also going to try even harder to voice my opinions in ways that don’t insult the other posters.  Let’s try to police our behavior ourselves before the mods get involved. 

[bullets13]

One thing worth noting: when y’all use terms like “libtards”, “pedo-supporters”, etc., just because you’re directing it to a whole group of people on the site versus one specific person doesn’t mean you’re not violating a rule. 

[tvc184]

It should not be that hard to address the topic and not another member.  It’s not like accidentally blurting something out in a conversation. It’s typing and you have time to go back and look at it.

 Not that my opinion matters but I am not a fan of calling people out with the @ symbol. If that person feels like responding he/she will. That person may not even want to read that thread. There is no need for @someone and @you and ask what do you think of YOUR guy now. Post your comment and if no one wants to answer, great. But, that’s just an opinion  

 That is not the same as calling a mod/admin’s attention to something or asking another person an educational question like @bullets13 to ask about being a teacher and/or the rules they follow. 
 

It’s really not that hard. 

[AggiesAreWe]

2 hours ago, tvc184 said:

It should not be that hard to address the topic and not another member.  It’s not like accidentally blurting something out in a conversation. It’s typing and you have time to go back and look at it.

 Not that my opinion matters but I am not a fan of calling people out with the @ symbol. If that person feels like responding he/she will. That person may not even want to read that thread. There is no need for @someone and @you and ask what do you think of YOUR guy now. Post your comment and if no one wants to answer, great. But, that’s just an opinion  

 That is not the same as calling a mod/admin’s attention to something or asking another person an educational question like @bullets13 to ask about being a teacher and/or the rules they follow. 
 

It’s really not that hard. 

I 100% agree.

I have always had an issue with some of the @ posts. Completely unnecessary.

I say we put a stop to it going forward.

[thetragichippy]

17 hours ago, TheMissingBand said:

 Let’s try to police our behavior ourselves before the mods get involved. 

I agree 100%

[OlDawg]

1 hour ago, AggiesAreWe said:

I 100% agree.

I have always had an issue with some of the @ posts. Completely unnecessary.

I say we put a stop to it going forward.

I use an @ post when I reference another poster's idea. I don't do it very often. But, when I do, I want to give them credit, and let them know I used their post/idea if using it to post with someone else.

Personally, I don't think they're a bad thing on their own. When used childishly, I can see them being a problem.

I don't even have my notifications turned on.

[AggiesAreWe]

12 minutes ago, OlDawg said:

I use an @ post when I reference another poster's idea. I don't do it very often. But, when I do, I want to give them credit, and let them know I used their post/idea if using it to post with someone else.

Personally, I don't think they're a bad thing on their own. When used childishly, I can see them being a problem.

I don't even have my notifications turned on.

That's why I said "some". 

The type you have referred to I don't have a problem with.