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Randall Webmaster Posts: 4782 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 03, 2003 07:03 PM Well, seeing as how my not-so-subtle warning has not solved our little public relations problems, I have no choice but to take action. First of all, I do think this Forum is a good idea. Linda was very politically-minded. She was also very vocal about her opinions. Secondly, these strings were scattered about the site, so it made sense to isolate them to their own Forum. So, the problem isn't the Forum--it's just the fact that tempers are flaring. The last thing I want to do is censor anyone. But the bottom line is that this is not a Free Speech site. This is a site of Love and Light. As such, all opinions should be based upon mutual respect and clearly within the context of Love and Light. Several Knowflakes have left the last two years because they didn't like someone telling them they were engaging in bad behavior. And that's fine. Lindaland isn't for everyone. There are many, many discussion boards on the Net where you can say just about anything. Lindaland isn't one of those sites. I cannot allow the negativity of a few to drag down the Energy of the whole site. People who come here for uplifting support and Love and to celebrate their admiration for Linda should not have to be exposed to this. So, it is unfortunate, but necessary, that I make an unpopular decision. The very next person who personally insults another Knowflake or talks to another Knowflake in a belittling or condescending manner will be banned from Lindaland. It can be no other way. Too many Knowflakes are being punished by the behavior of a few. When I feel that this has happened, a vote will be taken among the Moderators. The vote WILL NOT be whether or not to ban this person. The vote will only be in regards to whether or not what was said was a personal insult. If it was, that person goes. It doesn't matter to me who that person is or how popular/unpopular he/she is. Majority rules in the vote. So, if someone now hurls a direct insult to another Knowflake, only one of two things can be inferred from that action: Either that person intentionally wants to get banned to create even more controversy (which we are prepared for) or that person simply cannot control himself/herself and would be better suited somewhere that doesn't require the same restraint that we do here (and probably would be happier elsewhere). My apologies to all the many, many Knowflakes (both Posters and silent readers) who have had to find themselves subjected to this negativity. ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged
theFajita3 unregistered	posted April 03, 2003 10:03 PM ------------------ food is the only art that nourishes! IP: Logged
RubyRedRam unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 12:35 AM Randal IP: Logged
QueenofSheeba unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 12:42 AM I understand what drives someone to personal insults since I've been there myself, but I don't condone them. Anyone who can stand up to a personal attack and not retaliate in kind has my admiration. All this nastiness is horrible. ------------------ Hello everybody! I used to be QueenofSheeba and then I was Apollo and now I am QueenofSheeba again (and I'm a guy in case you didn't know)! IP: Logged
Carlo unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 11:49 AM lol Randal won't get booted Ally, what r u talking about? IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 4782 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 04, 2003 01:54 PM By the way, the policy against personal attacks doesn't mean we can't voice opinions or relay our beliefs. We are all very passionate people. Even though we defend what we believe and think we are right and correct, that doesn't mean we can't listen closely to and respect opposing viewpoints. This Forum by its very nature will get heated at times, but let's not be like many in the world and get so carried away that we forget all of us are One. ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged
trippysht unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 02:03 PM there ends up being a thin line between voicing and defending your opinion and being offensive. will moderators warn the offender once, or better yet, post the warning, so that the line is clearly draw? i know common sense should be enough for us all, but i think we have different ideas of what offends... and also, many that accuse others of delivering low blows do the exact same at other times, so sometimes it's harder to see it when you're not on the receiving end. just some ideas IP: Logged
Oxychick unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 02:13 PM Well, I personally feel that publically warning anyone specifically would do more harm than good. But I agree. And I also think that people who resort to low-down, dirty offsenive tactics are the least secure of all people. Or there's a hidden agenda. IP: Logged
Zerep unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 02:15 PM IP: Logged
Alena unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 02:21 PM I agree there's a thin line trippy. However, there are some people who seem to take offense at the topics discussed or take things out of context and twist it around to make it sound like a personal attack. Not to say that there hasnt been personal insults or jabs but let's no be oversensitive either. IP: Logged
Alena unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 02:23 PM PS-of course maybe my Leo rising needs to be more sensitive IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 4782 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 04, 2003 02:23 PM Sure. If anyone goes overboard, a simple Post will be placed by a Moderator. It can happen to the best of us. I've certainly been involved in some very heated online arguments myself in the past! But slinging personal insults or distateful behavior (like "F you" or "Kiss my a**") simply won't be tolerated. Such antics have no place on a site of Love and Light. If that's censorship by some people's standards, then so be it. The majority of the people who come here do so for Light, friendship, Spiritual support, and/or to honor Linda's memory, and they deserve a comfortable nonoffensive atmosphere. Of course, what's offensive to some may not be to others. So, yes, polite requests for better Forum decorum (hey, that rhymes) will be issued by a Moderator. In all things, common sense and decency (Golden Rule) should apply. Our online community is just that--a community. Let's all strive to be a good neighbor. I know it gets difficult when tempers flare. But for the most part, the vibrations at Lindaland stay high. There's no reason it can't be the same way in the Global Unity Forum. ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged
Aphrodite unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 02:24 PM Got it Randall. Thanks for putting it out there clearly for us to know what the site's policies are so we can choose to abide by them or not. Aphrodite IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 4782 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 04, 2003 02:26 PM Your last statement is true more often than not, Oxychick. ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 4782 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 04, 2003 02:31 PM You are always a glowing example of exemplary behavior, Aphrodite. Don't "be like Mike." Be like Aphrodite. ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged
Oxychick unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 02:36 PM LOL IP: Logged
Aphrodite unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 02:37 PM Oxychick IP: Logged
juniperb Moderator Posts: 856 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 04, 2003 04:13 PM Whew, I am so glad this is being addressed & knowing where the line will be drawn... juniperb IP: Logged
Carlo unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 04:20 PM So when can we have a peace sign message icon, then? Perhaps it would soothe the savage beast in some of us. Come, on this is the third time I've ask. Randall and forum mods: what the h-e-doublehockeysticks gives! Pleeeeease! I want a message icon to say "I post in peace!" You have them for thumbs down and aliens, I mean come on! Aphrodite is Aphrodite, just in a blue dress, which is always the giveaway of a Venus in Pisces And we all have the God/dess within, it's just harder to locate for some peeps Love, Carlo IP: Logged
theFajita3 unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 08:38 PM Hi guys ------------------ food is the only art that nourishes! IP: Logged
N_wEvil unregistered	posted April 04, 2003 10:16 PM Sooo.... thinks of something to say breathes out tries again soo... IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 4782 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 04, 2003 11:32 PM I'm working on it Carlo. I have to figure out what I want to get rid of. ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged
taj unregistered	posted April 05, 2003 07:20 AM there are those of us, who, instead of being persuaded to see or understand another's convictions and arguments, are given a huge dose of a tension headache... i like a good discussion like any other but don't have the time. i never realized the extent of 'war' in here until i clicked on one thread this week...so had to do a bit of 'tracing' back ... then got a severe headache after reading one particular thread where feelings of antagonism leaped out from the printed word... some try to hide the contentiousness that they feel but that feeling is nonetheless embedded in the words they type even if the facial expression or the icon is not there for us to see. some talk about but not wanting to hurt anyone's feelings or not attacking personally but do it anyway...i think perhaps unconsciously...both deaf and blind... or they do it on the sly... there is no moral high ground to be claimed by anybody in this war. IP: Logged
Carlo unregistered	posted April 05, 2003 10:16 AM IP: Logged
juniperb Moderator Posts: 856 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 05, 2003 10:41 AM A kitty cat too... And Carlo, your son looks suspiciously like a handsome fella I rescued recently. Mighty powerful genes! juniperb IP: Logged

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