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Originally Posted by Roa_Aoife
Then no one will say anything because they're afraid of suspension. You can't just stop people from speaking their opinions. We (Americans, at least) fight wars over that sort of thing. It opens us up for personal politics and figurative witch hunts.
Not to mention, it only covers half the problem, (more than half, in my opinion) which excludes the people who take comments out of hand and get insulted far too easily.
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To quote another forum, on which I'm a moderator, and on which we've had a similar problem...
You have no First Amendment rights here. There is no Constitution here other than what the Admins and Moderators say.
That said, I believe the major issue is not so much WHAT has been said, as HOW it has been said. Nogrod has admitted to being guilty of this, but I would say that it is not just him.
We have to remember that, this being an online forum, the only impression we can give people is through the words that we choose to use. People cannot get a feel for our looks, our tone, our intensity, or anything- just the bare words. As a result, the choice of words is far more important than it is face to face, since it is not corroborated with visuals.
With no offence intended by saying so, you, Roa, are one of the worse offenders here. You are supremely self-confidant, and highly opinionated. Your choice of words tends to come across as very high-handed. Whether or not you intend to insult people, the result seems in general to be that you get people's ire up. Your speeches tend to sound like you treat yourself and your way as best- the implication being that everyone else is worse and would do well to be the same as you.
And you seem to be blissfully unaware of the effect your words are having. They say "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me", but this is patently untrue, and "the pen is mightier than the sword" is a good deal more truthful. You come across, Roa, as completely unapologetic for any insult you may have caused- intended or not.
It's not what's being said, but HOW it's being said.