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I don't intend it to be. If you get the mustard up your nose take a step back and take a deep breath and understand that it probably wasn't about you, or it might be but it isn't meant to be a slam, just a comment that I'm putting out there as a member of this community - not as the modulator<br><br>
When we say that we're a self-moderating, and we are, I think that the intent was that we would be aware of each other and of the community that we have built here. It is good to see that there are friendships that have formed not just here but also from the days of Coolrunning and Sue's place.<br><br>
Where that can become less desirable is when our little communities become exclusive. We might not know or notice that it happens, but it does. I've seen it half a dozen times over the years, and the last to know are the ones who are in it.<br><br>
It is hard to "break in" to the group, despite the protestations to the contrary. "We're welcoming, what are you talking about?"<br><br>
It is also difficult to watch when someone slightly different or "off", or flamboyant arrives on the scene. Often times these folks do something, anything to draw attention to themselves and are also the authors of their own misfortune. But it's the piling on that gets absolutely amazing in its intensity and its severity.<br><br>
Self-moderation isn't some sort of auto-immune defense guys. I think that where our community works best is when we recognize that some people are just plain different.<br><br>
In the most recent case there was some trollish behaviour that went way over the top and is being addressed by Satfix and Sierra, but we too are responsible for our reactions to that, and if I might suggest that the poo-flinging at least contributed a bit to the final outcome... don't bite my head off, you know it did. And what does that say to people who are lurking or watching this board, wondering about posting here?<br><br>
So just be aware of how we are perceived by noobs and by people who might want to be a part of this board.
When we say that we're a self-moderating, and we are, I think that the intent was that we would be aware of each other and of the community that we have built here. It is good to see that there are friendships that have formed not just here but also from the days of Coolrunning and Sue's place.<br><br>
Where that can become less desirable is when our little communities become exclusive. We might not know or notice that it happens, but it does. I've seen it half a dozen times over the years, and the last to know are the ones who are in it.<br><br>
It is hard to "break in" to the group, despite the protestations to the contrary. "We're welcoming, what are you talking about?"<br><br>
It is also difficult to watch when someone slightly different or "off", or flamboyant arrives on the scene. Often times these folks do something, anything to draw attention to themselves and are also the authors of their own misfortune. But it's the piling on that gets absolutely amazing in its intensity and its severity.<br><br>
Self-moderation isn't some sort of auto-immune defense guys. I think that where our community works best is when we recognize that some people are just plain different.<br><br>
In the most recent case there was some trollish behaviour that went way over the top and is being addressed by Satfix and Sierra, but we too are responsible for our reactions to that, and if I might suggest that the poo-flinging at least contributed a bit to the final outcome... don't bite my head off, you know it did. And what does that say to people who are lurking or watching this board, wondering about posting here?<br><br>
So just be aware of how we are perceived by noobs and by people who might want to be a part of this board.
