A request for friendly discussion

It's a hoot, isn't it, Corners?

On any forum, people will feel more inclined to post if their contribution is treated with respect. Everybody has the right to disagree and put forward their own ideas. But in the correct manner.

If people feel that their posts are going to be ridiculed, they just wont post. This is a shame as with a membership the size of the CC, there is a vast amount of experience and knowledge available to help others.

K

On any forum, people will feel more inclined to post if their contribution is treated with respect. Everybody has the right to disagree and put forward their own ideas. But in the correct manner.

If people feel that their posts are going to be ridiculed, they just wont post. This is a shame as with a membership the size of the CC, there is a vast amount of experience and knowledge available to help others.

K

I agree

Yes, I'm with you on this, K.

I'd love to think we could have a CT where folk could post without thinking they might be ridiculed with expressions like loony left, bleeding hearts, tree/bunny huggers, sensitive flowers etc.

Where folk who simply follow club rules aren't accused of being pitch squatters or the something for nothing brigade.

Where folk aren't lumped together as the usual suspects or the famous five because they share a view different to another member.

Where inappropriate threads on subjects like child abuse aren't introduced and then trivialised by the use of expressions like kiddie fiddlers.

Where wardens don't have their word doubted because they state something which doesn't suit an individual's take on that subject.

And on a more personal level, where no member of any profession had to put up with frequent irrational criticism from others who clearly know little about what their work involves! 

I just hope that any member who might have done any of the above reads this thread and feels suitably chastised and then doesn't repeat it.

Wouldn't that make CT a much more pleasant place! 

Well said, Moulesy. I couldn't have put it better. It's absolutely spot on.

How sad, though, that many of the perpetrators won't recognise themselves either due to being unaware of the error of their ways or to being deliberately obtuse. 

Well said, Moulesy. I couldn't have put it better. It's absolutely spot on.

How sad, though, that many of the perpetrators won't recognise themselves either due to being unaware of the error of their ways or to being deliberately obtuse. 

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Three things.

1. If people had to use their own name rather than a pseudonym they may be a bit more friendly to each other.

2. Realise not everyone wants to or can live the same lifestyle as yourself and we are all different with different needs, income,  time etc.

3. It's a club with rules, abide by them or if you don't like them don't belong, they work for the vast majority of members.

Then it may improve.

It's not 1st April is it?

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Having been a member since this forum started, I am disheartened to see so many threads turning into unfriendly personal attacks, often not even connected with that thread.   I won't apportion blame as group names are disallowed and would I never personally accuse any individual poster on open forum.

Even when personally attacked,--- best not to retalliate, Just ignore them.  

As the situation is at its worst since the forum started, can we please see an effort by all posters to keep this forum friendly and a nice place to spend time on. 

OK there will always be differences of opinion and there is nothing wrong with that. Everybody is different. But just remember if somebody disagrees with a post, by all means attack the post,-- but never the individual poster.  

 K  

This is the very reason I don 't even bother with some forums.  Because you are either contradicted or ridiculed by some other conributor.  I believe if you can't be helpful and/or positive in your reply don't bother.  After all the reason most people write on these things is to get a realistic reply.

After all the reason most people write on these things is to get a realistic reply.

Ahh the innocence of a newbie..... I thought that too when I first started posting on here.