I understand its a fresh beginning, but we dont have to like everyone that comes here. There are some names I simply will not want to spend time with and I dont think thats any different to RL. If you dont like someone...you wouldnt go bowling with them! Online..you simply wouldnt play games with them.
I dont think that means I shouldnt be here.
OK I think what's happening here is a few things are being taken out of context so there really is no need to continue on this thought.
This place isn't Wolf and while there were some things I really loved about that old Community, there were an equal amount of things I did not like or simply did not understand.
We are all individuals and as such we all have a unique set of thoughts, beliefs, morals, ideals, strengths, weaknesses, likes and dislikes; we should cerebrate this diversity.
Just because I don't agree with this person or that person doesn't agree with me, neither of us is better suited toward this Community. We don't need to see eye to eye on every little thing to be equal.
Being online means you WILL run into one of three types of people:
- Those you like
- Those you don't like
- Those you have no opinion on
...this will always be the case and will never change.
Yet the world wide web continues to live on, how is that so?
It's because some sites embrace the diversity and uniqueness of their membership and treat everyone equally. If I were fanning the flames on a sensitive manner, I would expect that my peers tell me to kindly stfu, simple.
Now it's a given that we won't like everyone we meet online but we also do not need to announce this fact. There are many forum controls that allow us to distance ourselves from one another just as there are forum controls that allow us to get closer to one another.
How you use them is up to you.
I think we can all agree that we took away some fond memories from Wolf but some of us have taken away some animosity as well. If you've read through one of my many rants you'd realize I'm one of the poster boys for hatred toward Wolf Ownership.
However, if Rob were to ever register here I would not ban him if you can believe that and I hate the guy as if he were poison (so much for not announcing lol).
Instead, I would treat him as any other member and should he start causing a raucous I would police said raucous, not Rob as an individual.
This is the way it works here and it's worked for several years at Lifesupporters.
In closing, if you like someone then please feel free to get to know them but if you see someone you don't like (which we all will sooner or later), please do your best to ignore them and NEVER call them out or cause a kerfuffle in an open forum.
...or better yet, try to at least understand them even if you can't see it their way.
Our membership currently seems to be inundated with many that don't want anyone harshing their mellow of which I too am a card carrying member; so lets do our best to put our best foot forward and move on.