New Year 2009 Forum resolution

[John Upham]

I'd like to make a small request for a ceasing of hostilities and abuse on this forum. Whenever a thread becomes sidetracked and polluted with unpleasantness I loose the will to carry on reading. If we want more people to join this forum (and I trust we all want this) then a lively a friendly forum is the way forward.

I suspect some posters may be wary of the prospect of a tirade of abuse for simply having an opinion. That is the quickest way to kill a forum.

What *did* the Romans do for us?

So, let's drink to lively and productive debate in 2009!

[Carl Hibbard]

So, let's drink to lively and productive debate in 2009!

A good idea, plus it's a lot less work for me as I do have a full time job to do as well!

[Paul McKeown]

I'd like to make a small request for a ceasing of hostilities and abuse on this forum. Whenever a thread becomes sidetracked and polluted with unpleasantness I loose the will to carry on reading.

I agree. I do hope you don't mean that sarcasm should be banned from the surgeon's medical bag, as well: throwing the baby out with the bath water is usually is poor cure for drowning. Some of the recent purely personal attacks, though, have seemed intolerable.

I suspect some posters may be wary of the prospect of a tirade of abuse for simply having an opinion. That is the quickest way to kill a forum.

True. I'm usually wary of internet fora, due to their high nutter quotient. This one, happily seems relatively tame, and generally keeps to the matter at hand too. I like it and find it relevant. Needs more posters, though, before it can claim to be representative.

[raycollett]

I suspect some posters may be wary of the prospect of a tirade of abuse for simply having an opinion. That is the quickest way to kill a forum. :cry:

Well said!

I'd like to make a small request for a ceasing of hostilities and abuse on this forum. Whenever a thread becomes sidetracked and polluted with unpleasantness I loose the will to carry on reading.

Also, ECF Board and management appointees, whose opinions we try to inflence, will be less likely to read the forum.

Regards - Ray

[Charles W. Wood]

I will try my best to behave.

[matt_ward]

I'd like to make a small request for a ceasing of hostilities and abuse on this forum. Whenever a thread becomes sidetracked and polluted with unpleasantness I loose the will to carry on reading. If we want more people to join this forum (and I trust we all want this) then a lively a friendly forum is the way forward.

I suspect some posters may be wary of the prospect of a tirade of abuse for simply having an opinion. That is the quickest way to kill a forum.

What *did* the Romans do for us?

So, let's drink to lively and productive debate in 2009!

Well Said John!

I could not agree more with you, abuse and bad language is not appropriate would certainly not make new people that are registering feel welcome.


Matt.

[Carl Hibbard]

We hit four during the week!!

Board started: Fri Dec 08, 2006 7:45 pm