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Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life. - Harvey Mackay

Edited Sat 10 Oct 09, 11:46 AM by professional_BDSM

Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life. - Harvey Mackay

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censorship is only someones opinion imposed by force

upon here not a cat in hells chance

if in doubt ask ADMiN

One could also choose to ignore those that piss you off. It is only a web board and you can choose to ignore what someone posts if it is not to your liking.

If they are rude or namecalling or breaking the AUP then they can be reported to Admin. I think that certain people have been reported but that they did not break the AUP which is why Admin did not interfere. The rudeness was on both sides so either both sides are banned or neither. I am all for healthy discussions and allowing people to speak their minds, even if their opinion is completely the opposite of my own. That is the beauty and the downside of the internet.

I accept this, which is why I do not feel the need to boycot this PD board. If IC is not providing me with what I like, I can always leave. I choose not to. I may well disagree with Admin on many counts and I may well dislike some of the people on here, but I choose to be here anyway. I do not feel it is supportive to those who wish to ask genuine questions to separate into a separate group, one that is not easy to find for starters. The folks wanting to ask questions already signed up for the website, they now have to join somewhere then be approved, then they can post. That defeats the object, IMO, of this website a little.

Baiting happens on all boards. Not just here. PDs seem to be a favourite target of a very select group of chaps (rarely women, funnily enough) and I appreciate the decision to set up the group. But baiting is only fun if it is given the desired amount of attention. If it is ignored, it will stop. Until a new thread pops up. You stop that, again, by ignoring it. Feeding it and loosing one's temper just gives the person doing the baiting more ammunition. One can choose not to engage. If the result of ignoring the question and/or troll is that the baiting becomes aggressive or results in name calling, one has perfectly good reasons to report to Admin and ask for the person to be warned/banned/whatever Admin does with them.

Setting up a separate group IMO defeats the object of encouraging sensible mature debates about professional domination. One can show one's professional, mature attitude best by ignoring trolls and/or consistently answering in a reasoned, mature, intelligent manner. It will also attract more interest from lifestyle people that way which can only lead to a richer, more varied website and will not ostracize the few male subs that may want to put forward their genuine questions on a more visible, Admin run board. By stomping off into a corner of IC to set up a group because Admin didn't do what you wanted him to seems a little odd to me, even though I understand the reasons for it.

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act” - George Orwell

The AUP doesn't rule out rudeness.

I think everyone in life chooses to spend some of their time in public mingling with all sorts and some of their time in more selective (one might almost say exclusive) places, our own homes being the most exclusive.

And if a public or near-public place becomes unpleasant or tedious, it's reasonable to choose to spend time find somewhere more amenable.

I was at a classical concert this morning which is put on free of charge. At one point the enjoyment of about 150 people was spoiled by a man in the audience ranting. (I think he may have been in for the warmth more than anything, perhaps had mental health problems).(*) Tonight I shall be at a concert with an entry policy - you have to pay. I imagine it is less likely to be spoiled in that way.

(*) ETA we get quite a few unusual characters in those concerts but most are pretty harmless; one or two are odd.

Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/226772/

Edited 10 Oct 09, 7:14 PM by wonderer

i can't think of anything to say here
so let pretend this says something really intelligent

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With all due respect, and without wanting to put myself through the tedious task of reading all your posts, you have not been the most charming yourself at times. Fanning flames works both ways

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act” - George Orwell

As you've just demonstrated

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I do not believe I was in any way rude nor was 'fanning flames' my intention, if you feel that it was

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act” - George Orwell