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Originally Posted by Despare
Sorry brother, I like the idea but I'm not all sunshine and cupcakes. I can be an ass, in real life and online I say what I feel and that's it. If people don't like that, too fuckin' bad, but I think MOST of the time I'm civil and sometimes even helpful. I don't know why it seems everybody want this place to be a flower planting, group hugging, emotional supportive fucking love fest but I couldn't stand that shit. I'm all for getting along but I'm not singin' any Partridge Family songs.
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I think I know what you're getting at. Because at the moment, it seems people want no arguments whatsoever. I think they can be helpful. But only about the right things. If there is a new member who is doing outright stupid and annoying things, they need to be told they are annoying people. But not totally bashed and have personal insults thrown at them.
If a regular member here begins saying things about their beliefs or just opinions and they escalate to the point they are being cruel and not respecting others, they need to be told. I think I agree mainly with what everyone has said, but it can't all be friendly, just constructive, respective and hopefully, for the most part, self controlled. Because that is what most of it has been about. Self restraint.
But I'm confident we can get out of this negative patch. We always do, and we're stronger for the experience.