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Originally Posted by iceman
You only have to look at how (the small number of) threads about politics and religion we HAVE had, have degenerated and turned into slinging matches, name-calling, personal attacks, etc.
In most cases, someone gets so upset they leave (or almost leave) IceInSpace because of it.
Being adults in age, does not mean people automatically have the ability to discuss sensitive topics without getting upset. We've seen it time and time again.
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Yes, and communicating by keyboard doesn't help. All inflection is lost, sarcasm is easily misinterpreted, and its not possible to read another's reaction as you speak and adjust accordingly... hence it all gets out of shape real quick.
I don't believe these topics are satisfactorily discussed on any forum... its just too hard to do without it getting out of shape, unless you're communicating with a like minded soul.
I fully support Mike's stance.
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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
Makes my tummy turn just thinking about those two topics.
We have enough tension already between the Imagers and Visual Observers.  |
Did I miss something, or is someone organising a a tug-o-war?
Al.