Civility

[Jeff In San Diego]

Chis decided to close a recent "yet another cable thread". Those of us who posted to the thread can't help but wonder if it was our post that "put it over the edge". It would be easy to take the closure personally. As a former moderator of a huge RV related forum, I have some experience with just how thankless the job of moderator can be.

 

I would say that for an area of interest that is so deeply steeped in "opinion", this place is remarkably civil. No doubt that is due in no small part to the excellent moderation. Thanks Chris.

 

That said, I found myself surprised that this particular thread got closed when it it did. Seems to have touched a nerve for you Chris. While I fully support your decision to close it...I would invite some more explanation of what moved you to close it when you did. If those of us who post the most often know what crosses the line for you we can do our best to avoid pushing it too far.

 

For me, a thread "jumps the shark" when it looses sight of the topic and moves over into "ad hominem" "arguments" that call into question the sanity or intelligence of the OP or another poster...rather than discussing the product or its company.

 

What was the "last straw" for you on this one?

[Jeff In San Diego]

-- I'm carefully replying to the whole thread with this rather than any one comment so that we (myself included) can all be equally insulted by it...

 

...oh sweet irony...this thread is called "Civility"

[Jeff In San Diego]

Forgive me for straying from the topic and not commenting on religion...but I have a thought about marketing pages on sales websites.

 

I rather think I would buy ALL of my gear from a company with the huevos and integrity to put an unmoderated comments section at the end of every page that has Marketing on it.

 

If we could call BULL-S**T right there where it happens, then the company would be more likely to avoid BS.

 

I would even be just fine with a company that had two sets of marketing pages...one like the above for us objective, propeller-headed nullifidians; and another one for you other people.

[Jeff In San Diego]

 

That's for bogarting my avatar!

 

 

 

 

I think humor usually helps. Especially when you feel the urge to rip into someone you don't even know...

 

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