Please Be Considerate of Everyone
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That's because our Mods are naturally gentlemanly through and through WITHOUT even trying to be, nor do they put on false wannabe airs & graces, as so many do 
Well, it seems as though I've been identified as the disruptive force here. Message received and understood.
Well said Lawrence. As I have pointed out (maybe harped on the matter too much) but there are kids and wives who also may be in the vicinity who may not understand or appreciate vulgarity or straying off the topics of pipes and tobaccos. Profanity, risque photos, vulgar behavior and immaturity have no place on this site.
Clanobucklin - please remember this is an 18+ site and all of us are adults. Being considerate goes both ways - the more politically incorrect must tone it down but also, the very conservative must as well. You have to remember that Shrek - a PG rated movie from almost 10 years ago - used both damn and ass in the dialogue.
Insults, no matter how pretty the words are, still hurt. We are a small community and should treat each other with the same tolerance we give our family.
Insults, no matter how pretty the words are, still hurt. We are a small community and should treat each other with the same tolerance we give our family.
Tolerance and respect for every ones views is something we should all strive for.
Excellent thread Lawrence, thank you and I will police myself a bit more.
Excellent post Cyndi. Couldn't have said it better.
The insults do seem to come equally from all quarters here.
Those that pose as conservative, "cultured", as well from the liberal or, free spirited if you will amongst us.
The insults really need to stop people.
Excellent thread Lawrence, thank you and I will police myself a bit more.
Excellent post Cyndi. Couldn't have said it better.
The insults do seem to come equally from all quarters here.
Those that pose as conservative, "cultured", as well from the liberal or, free spirited if you will amongst us.
The insults really need to stop people.
It's amazing that even after Lawrence makes this post that I am still receiving messages of concern about the forums.
Jchaplick and Cortezattic were both humble enough and man enough to apologize. Yet, Cortezattic is still getting jabbed.
It peeves me to even have to waste the time to say, enough already.
They apologized. Now hold your own tongues from continuing to single them or anyone else out.
If I have to start being an active moderator myself, and it's starting to seem that way, here's how I am going to handle things.
No warnings and no nice diplomatic PM's like Lawrence painstakingly does.
The posts and/or threads will be deleted.
Your account will be deleted.
How will you know when this happens?
You will know when you can't even acccess any page of the site to even read it after I ban your ip address.
Don't believe me? Then go ahead and make my day.
Jchaplick and Cortezattic were both humble enough and man enough to apologize. Yet, Cortezattic is still getting jabbed.
It peeves me to even have to waste the time to say, enough already.
They apologized. Now hold your own tongues from continuing to single them or anyone else out.
If I have to start being an active moderator myself, and it's starting to seem that way, here's how I am going to handle things.
No warnings and no nice diplomatic PM's like Lawrence painstakingly does.
The posts and/or threads will be deleted.
Your account will be deleted.
How will you know when this happens?
You will know when you can't even acccess any page of the site to even read it after I ban your ip address.
Don't believe me? Then go ahead and make my day.
Oh Almalgam, extract your head out of that patient's mouth for a moment (or was it .... no, I won't say that, I'll get into twubble) and behave, 'ol mate 'o mine. Sometimes things are not as they appear and this is one of those times. Gawd al-bloody-mighty, I just went to grab my cigar like a pipe and being that it's 90 degrees in the shade, in my current state of dress (nil) that would've been bloody catastrophhic.
Now, as I was saying, things are not as they appear, yes, the natives have been restless, but the wheat has been sorted from the chaff so to speak, people now have a much clearer view of things and those who were coming down hard have, I believe, learnt to back off lest it lead to ostrasization & ridicule as many demonstrated recently so it's all going to be alright, Aunty Di promises - we have too much to learn to spit the dummy!!! Now edit that dang post before I slap yer little chicken legs, go have a Bex and a laydown AFTER you've changed that line about one of nature's TRUE GENTLEMEN (Lawrence) - you got that ALL WRONG!!!
Now, as I was saying, things are not as they appear, yes, the natives have been restless, but the wheat has been sorted from the chaff so to speak, people now have a much clearer view of things and those who were coming down hard have, I believe, learnt to back off lest it lead to ostrasization & ridicule as many demonstrated recently so it's all going to be alright, Aunty Di promises - we have too much to learn to spit the dummy!!! Now edit that dang post before I slap yer little chicken legs, go have a Bex and a laydown AFTER you've changed that line about one of nature's TRUE GENTLEMEN (Lawrence) - you got that ALL WRONG!!!
Things are written on forums that are uncalled for and in some instances, quite inflammatory. This happens because of the relative anonymity of forums in general. In my experience, things said on forums are not repeated when the individuals are face-to-face. Or, if they are repeated, it's between the individuals involved and not the entire community.
Lawrence is a Gentleman and an upstanding individual.
We're all free to stay or leave without resorting to immature personal attacks.
I try not to critize or look down on anyone here, but seriously guys, the rules have never had much need to be enforced around here. Why is this suddenly a huge issue ?
We're all free to stay or leave without resorting to immature personal attacks.
I try not to critize or look down on anyone here, but seriously guys, the rules have never had much need to be enforced around here. Why is this suddenly a huge issue ?
joe, this is the truth! I used to be one of several hundred mods on a very, very large website and this poop was very common. It took a while for the site owner - who ran a T3 line to HIS HOUSE - to brush off the drama queens and attention whores. There are always people who need for some random internet people to be all "OMG, YOU CAN'T LEAVE, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, LET ME PROVE IT TO YOU RIGHT NOW!!!1!1"
That's why there's the often quoted internet rule: don't feed the trolls. Seriously - just let the post get buried and let them huff off in a storm and see if they can pull the same nonsense on their family and coworkers. After all, the internet is NOT serious business.
That's why there's the often quoted internet rule: don't feed the trolls. Seriously - just let the post get buried and let them huff off in a storm and see if they can pull the same nonsense on their family and coworkers. After all, the internet is NOT serious business.
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