CiR Posters Should Read This

Thanks for all the support for civility. I just hope it carries over into the threads where the blood gets to pumping. This is your site, the home you make is how people will see you, and your ideas. If what you have to say is important, then how you present those ideas to the world is also important.

I have noticed a lessening of hostility since I posted this thread, and I hope that I have somehow contributed to ATS being a better place for all of us. We need to disagree, for that's how we learn. But no one learns when the air turns blue from nasty posts.

Thank you for reading this, and for those that understand that it's about keeping ATS a place where everyone, no matter their belief system, can come and express themselves without fear of a personal attack.

I believe proving, and or disproving God, is the culmination of our being and our thoughts. I believe it's of utter importance. Regardless of the position you stand, you should be given the fair chance on ATS to present your case, your evidence, for your belief and your convictions. If you ridicule and insult members of either stance, then you close that specific avenue of discussion, and therefore you are not contributing to the "denying ignorance" philosophy of the ATS community.

imo, .02, and whatnots

[edit on 033030p://22u16 by Lucid Lunacy]

Dear Moderator NGC2736,

How true what you said. If I may, I just want to share my experience as a newbie. I have taken extra care not to mention any names or attack any one. If this post is considered unfair, do feel free to delete it.

I want to admit I am no angel too, I was guilty of being a wee bit emotional and uncivilized, I went ape for a minute. In fact, this is the first time one of my post was deleted by a Moderator around 10 hours ago. I am feeling a bit sheepish and embarassed right now.

I am man enough to admit that I was a little naughty in my response to a season ATS poster. I am an agnostic, but this season poster accused me to be an atheist in disguised. So I told him that on my Judgment Day, I Gigantopithecus will ask God for permission to sit on his face. I thought there was a pretty good shot to prove I am agnostic. This response was made in defiance, part spike and part humour, but I guess Moderator FredT wasn't laughing and he deleted my post.

My strategy was to take the debate to whom I perceived "rude posters who got away", bearing in mind to be a notch less obnoxious myself. If they can get away with things, I didn't see why Moderators would be on my case. I guess I was wrong after one of my post was deleted. Lucky thing I am so new I haven't accumulated a record of personal attacks on ATS members.

But I need to say FredT is a fair Moderator. At one point our debate went down the toilet and into the sewage. I am still smarting from being "advised" that my comments were irrelevant because I was a newbie with 15 ATS points. One thing is for sure, my adversary and I are ROFL right now, because my ATS points just went into the negative 965!!

Anyway, Moderator FredT removed both our posts because we were acting like children. He did leave my main post and one reply from the season poster intact. Very fair. In other threads this season poster frequented, there seems to be a little double standard going on. I see this season poster getting away with a lot. His personal attacks on many ATS members were overlooked. And it’s hard not to spot them, they are there for everyone to see.

I do understand it's hard to "police" everyone and I am also not trying to get this season poster banned or change the status quo. And if I may humbly say, I love debating too much to lose an opponent and I'm not a baby, I don't need help from a moderator to do my "battle"!

Before I go, I want to give a special shout out to ATS member Riley who so kindly reminded me to mind my postings. Really appreciate your advise. You are a good person. Oops, I mentioned a name, sorry Riley.

Well, everyone have a nice day, and I hereby pledge that I will also be mindful of my posting in the future.