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An open letter on BULLYING here in IIS
Hi all,
A recent event has given me a gutful on the Bullying that happens here on IIS.
Unless your views, AND language suits and matches with the narrow view and simpleton language of certain people, you are lambasted, ridiculed, insulted, rubbished, intimidated, and muscled off the forums.
Not just my experience, but the forums a littered with closed threads were things have been allowed to get WAAAYYY out of hand before the threads were closed down.
This has led to a "brain drain" out of IIS. The best example is the Astronomy Science Forum - it is a shadow of its former self, with a huge number of highly esteemed participants no longer contributing.
Not my own views. I've received PMs on this following my latest experience from people who no longer feel that is "worth while participating".
If you feel that something has been written that is inappropriate, REPORT IT. There is a little red box with an "X" in it in the top right margin of very post. Hit that button and report the matter if you do not feel there is a good enough rapor between you and the poster to clear things up via PM.
The PM system is a very good way of settling things too. I've used it. Works very well too. Stops things getting ugly in the public domain.
I understand that misunderstandings happen. That is the limitation of the media we are using. But there are serial pests out there that need to be stopped. These are the BULLIES.
I have appealed to the people responsible to look into this matter. I have faith in them.
Please, if you feel that things are out of control in a thread, please report it.
If you don't like how someone has responded to something you've written, look to solve it off forum, if not report it too.
There is also the IGNORE FEATURE in you control panel. It stops everything that a nominated Bully writes, including in quotes. It works. I'm using it.
AND think before you respond. If you've taken exception to something, take a deep breath and count to ten before you hit the keyboard.
If you've been put off from participating here on IIS because of abuse directed to you or others, please reconsider.
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