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12-07-2013, 03:24 PM
Yeesh. That's a philosophical difference Austin and I have in how communities ought to be run. I tend to take it for granted that there will always be unhappy campers in any community, particularly with any and all changes. However, I find it's best to try to work with people and let them have their opinions. Sometimes disagreement is the best catalyst for positive change. Obviously everyone can't have their way, but there's no reason to alienate all dissenters and cast them into the outer darkness! Not to say that anyone is allowed to say anything they want. When it amounts to insults, curses, threats, and personal attacks, the line has been crossed. But even then I find it's better to delete or edit the offending posts and have a chat with the person rather than jump immediately to a ban.
Several people on our Galcon.com forums decided one time that I'm much to puritanical in my approach to forum management. Teenagers tend to be a bit rough around the edges and I like to introduce them to manners and help them discover that there is a wide and nuanced vocabulary beyond the range of four-letter words. They created their own separate forum without "rules" (my only rule is "be excellent to each other," but I guess that's too much to ask). I even allowed them to post the link on our forums so they could get users. I didn't give them ad space or anything, but I didn't strike down the link and delete the thread about it either. I figure there's all kinds of people in the world, and if they want to carve out their own niche with their own feel, let them have at!
Several people on our Galcon.com forums decided one time that I'm much to puritanical in my approach to forum management. Teenagers tend to be a bit rough around the edges and I like to introduce them to manners and help them discover that there is a wide and nuanced vocabulary beyond the range of four-letter words. They created their own separate forum without "rules" (my only rule is "be excellent to each other," but I guess that's too much to ask). I even allowed them to post the link on our forums so they could get users. I didn't give them ad space or anything, but I didn't strike down the link and delete the thread about it either. I figure there's all kinds of people in the world, and if they want to carve out their own niche with their own feel, let them have at!