Please don't call names

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Comment by ChrisBowyer on June 10, 2009 at 11:42pm

Oops

Comment by ChrisBowyer on June 10, 2009 at 11:42pm

stupidheads!

Comment by Cissi Sherlock on June 10, 2009 at 1:10am

Good post, Tom!

Comment by Tom Marsh on June 9, 2009 at 4:09pm

What surprises me most about this situation isn't that its happened, but that people connected to this site for business growth and networking would involve themselves in virulent political discussions in this venue. One of the etiquette points about networking for business is to not discuss politics... You want to bring yourself together with others, not setup an artificial boundary.

Comment by Brian Morgan on June 7, 2009 at 10:44pm

Thanks for the reminder Pat, sometimes communication online is much more uninhibited than it is in real live person-2-person talks... - Brian

Comment by Cissi Sherlock on June 7, 2009 at 9:54am

Some people may not know where their boundaries are unless there is a rule in effect. that is quite unfortunate.

People may indulge in machinations when referring to themselves in a effort to get their points across. Consequently, there may be some that think they can carry that torch forward to get their point across. In other words, "I'm talking about you because you are talking about yourself.

That's not cool either.

People should enter this forum with respect. I do! sometimes I edit my post several times so that the tone don't indicate disrespect, only mu opinion. I certainly don't want to call anyone name (I don, but I catch myself!)

the lively debate is awe inspiring! I wouldn't have it any other way!

Comment by Hazel "The Queen" Walker on June 6, 2009 at 8:30pm

Doug and Pat, I agree with both of you. I also strongly agree that rude behavior should be dealt with swiftly and directly. It is completely uncalled for. I love the heated conversations, I love the back and forth, there is no room for Name Calling.

I just hate it when people as you to "Make More Rules" There are already rules as a community we have to hold each other responsible. That is all I was really saying........I am with 100% on the Name calling.

Comment by Joe Dager on June 6, 2009 at 3:54pm

I would prefer that we police ourselves. If you do not like what someone says or their opinion, stop reading it or respond to it. If that happens maybe they will find other venues to voice themselves. If you really don't like it, call them out on it and move on! Many times in people's rudeness or rush to respond they may say something that they wish they would not have. People make mistakes in open forums. Heck, if I remember correctly, a little before my time, I believe Ben Franklin had some rude things to say about King George.

I think this is a great forum, improve on it yes, limit it????

Comment by Kirk Booher on June 6, 2009 at 2:51pm

Like most everything in life there is a balance. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Yet somone should't be allowed to dump boiling water on others in the form of personal attacks. Heated debate: often a good thing. Slander: not.

Comment by Douglas Karr on June 6, 2009 at 12:49pm

One of the problems I personally see with our society is that rude and bad behavior isn't dealt with directly enough. People should be held accountable for their words as well as their actions. If someone shows another Smoosier disrespect by name calling, they should be ostracized and, if it continues, booted from our community.

@hazel Smaller Indiana's mission is 'making ideas and people findable'. Name calling is surely not going to support our mission, it will hurt it. I would love to see this type of behavior ejected. That's not a rule, that's a consequence.

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