Pat D & thetubeguy1954
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| Posted on May 29, 2009 at 09:10:21 | ||
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Joined: July 28, 2000 Contributor Since: March 1, 1999 |
Over the past few months (especially), we've received a LOT of mail regarding your childish spats. The third one we got this morning was the most pointed: "The stuff they engage is pathetic and childish in the extreme, even when judged against the already low standard of what happens routinely in here..." We can't help but agree. So, effective immediately, here are the terms for your continued participation on any fora in the Asylum. Please note that the terms are not negotiable. If you can't agree, in full, for whatever reason, it's time to find another place to play, immediately: - Cease responding to one another's posts. - Don't make reference to each other in any of your posts. - If you disagree with each other's response to a post, whether a matter of fact or opinion, direct your alternative perspective to the original poster. When doing so, do not refer to—obliquely or otherwise—or in any way comment in a manner that impugns the other; The Bored will be the sole judge of whether or not this has happened and will act accordingly. - Don't use the Asylum Emailer services to communicate with each other. - Failure on either of your part to honor this mandate will result in an immediate and permanent ban. In general (meaning this applies to other participants on the board) it's hard for The Bored not to notice a tendency for people interacting electronically to communicate in ways that they would never would in person. The only way to avoid a mess is to enforce a higher level of civility. Anyone can write anything, as long as they meet their obligation to maintain a substantive, courteous, and civil discourse. Sadly, the privilege of responding to one another in any manner—on our playground—is now revoked for those at whom this post is directed. Fax mentis incendium gloria cultum, et cetera, et cetera...
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