I personally feel others have a right to voice their opinions.. it's just when their opinions become hostile and attacking that bothers me.. I know I felt uncomfortable when my post became a sort of war zone.. it makes me wonder if there are others who might be turned off from voicing their peace if they see how past entries were treated..
I'm not one to get involved in debates.. I don't like them.. but I do try to remain honest with my words and say what I feel..
That's precisely what I meant in my last paragraph; we want community members to feel comfortable speaking their minds. Part of the reason I left the offtopic discussion in place was to give community members a chance to look at it and judge for themselves whether or not I should delete it.
Like you, we believe that everyone is entitled to an opinion, provided they voice it with respect for the views of others, and especially on this community. Because of that, and because of our work in liberating multiplicity from a single-track view, we'd like to give people who think we're mentally ill the benefit of the doubt and provide them with an education.
There is a lot of grey area, and we seek the help of the membership in determining what we should do in such situations.
Re: Also:
Date: 2004-10-27 10:37 am (UTC)I'm not one to get involved in debates.. I don't like them.. but I do try to remain honest with my words and say what I feel..
Re: Also:
Date: 2004-10-27 11:33 am (UTC)Like you, we believe that everyone is entitled to an opinion, provided they voice it with respect for the views of others, and especially on this community. Because of that, and because of our work in liberating multiplicity from a single-track view, we'd like to give people who think we're mentally ill the benefit of the doubt and provide them with an education.
There is a lot of grey area, and we seek the help of the membership in determining what we should do in such situations.