[quote=ucodegen][quote=Hobie]
I would like a way to vote for a temp ban on members when posts turn personal or foul language. 3 strikes idea.[/quote]
Censorship… just put them on ignore. Then they just ‘talk to the hand’ or ‘spit into the wind’ or ‘yell into the canyon that has no echo’…. kind of lonely for them.
Censorship creates its own set of problems.
“I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.” – Evelyn Beatrice Hall.
Thank you for your thoughts on censorship and up/down-voting. I’m definitely lazier when I interact with content via up/down-voting than with actual responses.
I don’t use the ignore function because, every once in awhile, even the trolls can make insightful points. IMHO, if my arguments can’t hold up to some trolling (and it immediately becomes obvious when they’re unable to make a valid point), then I need to re-assess.
Living in an echo chamber stifles intellectual growth. While some posters can really drag down the discourse, we’re always free to ignore their individual posts.
Thank you, as always, for your thoughtful posts, ucodegen.
