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HelpRe: If I had one complaint
in reply to a message by Megan
"if there was anyone" ... Backbiting is backbiting, and indirectness is characteristic of backbiting comments, making them deniable just so. You put someone down -- a hypothetical person? Uh huh.
Moving on...
The "comments came off as snippy" to you. That's fine, you're entitled to your opinion and to speak it. Perhaps a lot of people agree with you. But you should qualify it as an opinion. In my opinion, the 2 posters who responded with directions about the site appeared helpful and polite, not making a personal attack. In my opinion, the negative responses to them look like a weird defensive overreaction - I feel I'm being told I can't breathe the air here, if you're offended I pity you, calling it the fury, and the like.
As to whether posts are ignored when they're repeat topics -- it's a good point; that's what most people do. But it's also a good point that the info about searching should be offered to people who obviously aren't aware of it. Not only for the OP's benefit but for everyone's. There has always been arguing on this board about whether "self-moderation" of the board is appropriate (because of people taking it as "bullying" or "snippy" or whatever), or whether hard-ass moderation would be better.
Do you think it would be preferable if Suzie Q's post had been removed and a PM sent advising her about the topic being old? I personally am not excited about that - I think it'd be more off-putting than other posters pointing out why the topic won't see any replies, and nearly as off-putting as seeing no responses to the post and not understanding why (which could incline some people to repost it yet again). But not everyone agrees with me.
Come on folks, let's have it out again - no moderation of the board, self-moderation of the board, or strict moderation?
Moving on...
The "comments came off as snippy" to you. That's fine, you're entitled to your opinion and to speak it. Perhaps a lot of people agree with you. But you should qualify it as an opinion. In my opinion, the 2 posters who responded with directions about the site appeared helpful and polite, not making a personal attack. In my opinion, the negative responses to them look like a weird defensive overreaction - I feel I'm being told I can't breathe the air here, if you're offended I pity you, calling it the fury, and the like.
As to whether posts are ignored when they're repeat topics -- it's a good point; that's what most people do. But it's also a good point that the info about searching should be offered to people who obviously aren't aware of it. Not only for the OP's benefit but for everyone's. There has always been arguing on this board about whether "self-moderation" of the board is appropriate (because of people taking it as "bullying" or "snippy" or whatever), or whether hard-ass moderation would be better.
Do you think it would be preferable if Suzie Q's post had been removed and a PM sent advising her about the topic being old? I personally am not excited about that - I think it'd be more off-putting than other posters pointing out why the topic won't see any replies, and nearly as off-putting as seeing no responses to the post and not understanding why (which could incline some people to repost it yet again). But not everyone agrees with me.
Come on folks, let's have it out again - no moderation of the board, self-moderation of the board, or strict moderation?
This message was edited 5/15/2007, 9:36 AM
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