This may come across as kumbahya or whatever but it is really ok to listen to people on the other side an argument and even concede they might have some legitimate points even though maybe we don’t see it exactly the same. I mean there is a lot of room in between Wookie/cool kids squad is the worst and the Captains are the worst. A lot of room which could find amicable resolution for most or all of us.
One of the people I battled it out with super hard last summer with I now spend a lot of time talking to about all kinds of things outside of UP. It’s possible to move on. People just have to actually want to do it and be willing to forgive and move past it.
I respect your view so I’ll simply say that I agree with most of what you say wrt moderating in the current environment, but I respectfully disagree with your view of SK (let’s agree to disagree).
This an interesting point that I think doesn’t apply here, but not for the reason that CN said.
What you’re describing DOES happen on the internet, and even on this site. For example, the wrestling thread is like 10 people and doesn’t need moderation. I’d be surprised if there was even a single reported post in the entire history of the thread.
The big threads on here, like the COVID thread, are more like 50-100 acquaintances. In a group that large, some are just going to not like each other. I’ve had groups of friends that hated each other before, and the solution for me was simple: Just hang out with them at different times. Unfortunately, that doesn’t really work when the meeting place is the same. And when that happens, the fighting can dominate the discourse.
I don’t really have a solution; more just a rant. But I wish people wouldn’t go quite so hard in the paint in our mega-threads. It’s not productive for anyone. And I wish some people would be more active in threads that aren’t About Unstuck or COVID; I particularly miss JT’s meme dumps.
Pro tip, Vic: you can’t make everything sound respectful by prefacing it with “respectfully”. You know, a bit like saying “I’m not racist, but” doesn’t make everything that follows less racist.
Churchill has been warned and banned countless times. This isn’t a situation of silencing anyone for disagreeing about anything. Its about a constant and blatant disregard for clearly laid out rules.
Fwiw, if I’m around next time he does it (and Im sure he will.) Ill ban him for a month
