I applaud the way you are handling this. There are many boards that I've been to will delete the thread all together, or even start suspending membership. That's too much of a Fascist approach to my taste. Sometimes it's necessary, but a "cool off" period may just be what we need.
I've been involved in some heated arguments and sometimes it does get personal, due to some finger pointing. I always believe we should learn from it. I, for instance, try very hard to stay away (I can have a big mouth
). What I've learned from the Watchbus is, whenever you have an opinion, there'll be opposition. If you can just put yourself in other person's shoes before you start writing, then you can learn how to respect that person's point of view. Sometimes it's really puzzling how we all love the same thing but feel so differently about it.
Anyway, we should be sophisticated enough to think this through and cool ourselves down.
Last, I'm not trying to be a saint, but this is one of the coolest sites, so let's try to preserve the respectful nature here. I still enjoy coming here everyday.
flyback 在 星期二 2004-08-03 11:56 作了第 1 次修改
