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mikey1105 wrote:

3-4 warnings for a ban for one day? Pathetic. *Writes on list*
Don't deny needing my rules, I see it everywhere, the rules are the flimsyest I've ever seen.

This is also one of the sites with the youngest people.

Lightnin wrote:

We may be moving towards a stricter rule system. But it is not a simple problem. On the one hand, we want to give Scratchers the freedom to discuss anything they are interested in. On the other, we have limited resources, and only so many moderators, and we don't want to spend all our time cleaning up after the flames. So we may become more strict in the future. Sometimes being strict takes less time.

Ideally, you guys as members of the Scratch community would come up with the rules that you feel are fair. This discussion seemed to start out in the right direction, but hasn't made that much progress - I think because it's gotten a bit edgy and disrespectful at times.

For a thread - and a community - to be productive, it's important that everyone involved maintains a respectful attitude. Otherwise the discussion just becomes like this:

Forever:
  Person A: I'm right! You don't know anything!
  Person B: No, I'm right! You don't know anything!

(Not that this thread is any worse than many others you'll find on the internet - actually, it's quite a bit better than most.     But in order to bring about real, positive change, it should focus more on the ideas themselves than who is right or wrong...)

Thank you, it's good to have a mature user come and inform me. I try my est at being respectful, I guess I should try a bit more, eh? 

mikey1105 wrote:

Thank you, it's good to have a mature user come and inform me. I try my best at being respectful, I guess I should try a bit more, eh? 

May I make a point?

Mature, by definition, means "fully developed in body or mind, as a person," in which it can mean one who is older than 18, or one who is mentally wise. The most common definition, however, is my latter, the mentally wise one. People view the latter definition as one who is not easily angered, sophisticated, and calm. Even if I have been, there are plenty of users who have not been obnoxious toward you in this thread (i.e. calm, sophisticated) and have told you politely that they disagree with your proposed rules.

In the event I am incorrect, please inform me, but it appears that you have called Lightnin the only "mature" one. Lightnin has acted kindly toward you, as well. But he is also the only one who has not directly and forcefully stated that he does not agree with your rules. Does this mean that your definition of "mature" is "one who does not disagree" or "one who agrees"?

That is, unfortunately, not a very accurate definition.

We simply do not agree with your rules. Some have been perfectly mature, others have not.

That is all.

Oh, and maybe I'm not the right person to judge, but I've seen respect that's a lot worse than yours. 

Last edited by cocoanut (2010-05-12 16:55:38)

Sorry, I have left out some people who have been mature. That was my fault.

Oh thank you!