Gee - here I am - being portrayed as the complete *******.
My response was the first in that thread to disagree with the (remember) "blanket" policy to ban
any negative talk about a vendor so I guess that I'll play the target for a bit. I'm fine with that. My intentions were good - but I'm not sure that they were seen to be by some, including Mike.
Mike's second, modified, response is now out. Maybe had he responded earlier on rather than let so much water pass under the bridge before giving his second edict he would not have received so much flak. Now it's
OK to talk about a vendor's
products in the negative sense:
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Discussions about vendors and products will always be a part of IceInSpace, but if you're going to be critical then you will need to avoid statements that can't be substantiated such as personal accusations, emotional comments, generalisations and heresay. Stick to the facts. Discussions about products - that is, their good points and their bad, problems and shortcomings, etc will always be a part of IceInSpace and there's absolutely no problem with that.
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"..if you're going to be critical then you will need to avoid.."
That statement is a lot different to:
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" As a result, if anyone initiates a thread or posts a comment critical of a vendor, the moderators have been instructed to lock and/or delete same."
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It's MUCH better.
Wording can make all the difference. I'm sorry to be so critical of wording here, as I know many of those that responded favourably to Mike's first post probably didn't really attempt to visualise the full ramifications of a blanket ban on criticism - which is what it initially appeared to be.
We're all friends here - so maybe give those of us who see things a little differently a break here. My main interest is to see this community grow - just like everyone else. I tend to be critical of things because I want to CONTRIBUTE - not destroy. Mike - if that's the way you've taken my response then you do not know me at all. As I said - I've run four motoring forums in the past and my family life was at risk due to ensuing legal matters so I tossed it away with the trash. There are more important things in life than a hobby that can end your existence.
Hopefully we can get back to regular programming.