TBN Etiquette & Our Responsibility to each other..

[Muhammad]

I think John's referring to the Chinese tractor thread gone bad ... we have a very low success rate on threads that involve political topics. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[rf33]

Well put JMIII. It never ceases to amaze me, for the most part, the sense of community that this board and its members share. It would certainly be a shame to see that ruined because some members chose to air petty differences of opinion in inappropriate / derogatory ways. My opinion is if there are members who are not playing nice, warn them once or twice, and then give them the boot. This is such a valuable resource to so many it would sure be a shame to let a few bad apples ruin it for the rest. (I hope I am not one of these bad apples/w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif.

 

[PitbullMidwest]

<font color=blue>I think John's referring to the Chinese tractor thread gone bad...</font color=blue>

I followed that thread from the beginning and even participated in it. When I left work yesterday afternoon at 3:30 everything was quite civil, it must have gone south quickly.

 

[Muhammad]

There were 12 posts between 2:10 and 2:55PM EST that were removed.

 

[MossRoad]

When Threads Go Bad!

Sounds like a good title for a book on running a popular internet forum!

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[dmccarty]

Muhammad,

12 posts removed from one thread? Wow!

Is that a record? /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Hopefully none of our regulars where a part of that little tussle....

Later...
Dan McCarty

 

[Muhammad]

<font color=blue>Is that a record?</font color=blue>

Nope. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif We've had threads in the 60's removed in the past.

There were a couple regulars who had posted replies, but when we remove the culprit, any replies are also removed.... so they're not the reason.

 

[kerr]

The fertilizer thread is a good example of how things can be talked out.Without anyone looking or accusing anybody of having a deep,dark hidden agenda "or what ever ya want to call it"Nor stir the pot with a fancy way of saying "up yours buddy"
Hats off to these fellas fer sure.Every one learns ,nobody looses. A fine example indeed.

 

[Steelfan]

Well JM3, and Mr M. , I think you gentlemen did the right thing by deleting such an offensive post or posts, but why draw attention to it. If you have a problem with one thread, or person get rid of them. We all know what a good job you all do. Now everyone is trying to figure out why this post was made? Do what you must, and forget it. The fine people who post here are not going to be upset about such a thing. Thanks again, and no offense, but I'm sure very few forum members cared. Kent

 

[JohnMiller3]

<font color=blue>… The fertilizer thread is a good example of how things can be talked out….</font color=blue>

Yes Kerr… that is a great example of common courtesy and civility… nobody tried to shove anything down anybody’s throat, no meanness… it is a very respectful and peaceful discussion… Thanks…!

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=rural&Number=138230&page=&view=&sb=&o=&fpart=all&vc=1>Fertilizer Thread example…</A>