[26-AUG-2014] BLF Rules slightly updated [UPDATED 27-AUG-2014]

Can't believe that I've stayed up this long

But my argument points are so strong

Though it's really too late

To put up with such hate

I just have to prove that guy is wrong

Laughing

Superb! I really should post this at the foot of every single page on this site, right below the comment box. :bigsmile:

It would help if we could just stick to this...

Of course it's easier said than done.

@can: Good point. It is also counter-productive to defend or support either of the two sides of an argument. If a thread starts to get heated, the best way to handle it is to simply stop reading that thread and send me a PM so I can step in.

You can however politely step up and say something to the effect of “cmon, we don’t need that here”

I just don’t understand the on the internet…

It is most disastrous to loose ” IF” one perceives a challenge, when in Fact, none exist…. :_( Sooo Can’t we all just get jiggy wid it? 0:)

We could, but this is more of a family oriented place :p

Sorry, couldn't resist :o

Perhaps the gate has offended both dogs?

Maybe it’s electrified and they both tried marking it?

Invisible reasons that affect so many of us. I’ve gotten caught in it too. Don’t even know if I started it! Can’t remember. Tried walking away and talking about it elsewhere later. All seems well.

It does seem like the essence of the forum has been changing, can’t put my finger on just why. We do need to all remember we’re here in support of something we all like doing, and it really is that simple.

Edit: I should add that, like myself, a great many here are going through tough times with ill health and personal issues. It would seem that we have come together here in the first place because we’ve taken on this hobby as a self healing, time of peace helper…I know that’s how I use it and I know many other’s that do the same. So it’s even more important to be compassionate and forgiving as folks deal with major issues….something this life has been throwing around in heaping helpings lately.

What I think happens all too often is that people come here after being on other forums and bring with them the same hostility they get from other sites. If they are continually attacked on other forums by trolls/haters etc, they get defensive and see attacks where none exist at all. So they get snippy and it just escalates. I know that more than once I have seen an insult where none existed and just about behaved the way I would on other forums. I have to remind myself that this forum is not about fighting at all.

Check yourself before you wreck yourself!!

Excellent point. It’s always good to give the benefit of the doubt, especially in these difficult times. As a matter of fact, that’s why one of the BLF RULES is “Have fun.” BLF should be used for fun and recreation, I think we all have enough stress and rules and laws to follow in the outside world.

What no \®¥]¡°\||< cussing Well thats just**** great! And now I can’t tell someone Im going to ¡¡\° his\^|:!! too? :wink: (——- smiley face means I’m kidding lol

I like it here, admin hats off :beer: The people here are pretty awesome!

I like your new rules!

Thanks again SB. :)


:D

I think you just found your new avatar! :stuck_out_tongue:

Maybe you could put a little Kittie jersey on him, give him the distinction of being number 4….looks like he might need a constant reminder…

Edit: forgot the “I’m kidding!” smiley face :bigsmile:

[Edit: 27-AUG-2014]
I also added some boilerplate text. It’s unfortunately necessary these days.

Maybe this thread should be stickied on the recent posts page but it seems unlikely that even this would prevent posticide.

Bump.

Maybe we need a ' Rants ' sub-forum that doesn't appear on the main page ...

A ’ Rants ’ sub-forum that doesn’t appear on the main page might be a good experiment. It might also serve as a place threads can be moved for “cool down”, threads that might look to be heading for deletion (but haven’t quite reach that point yet).