BS: Guest Postings

Subject: RE: BS: Guest Postings
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 22 Feb 14 - 10:50 AM

Abdul,

The change was implemented very quietly, It was apparently part of a simplification of the new membership process. It was not announced so that if you had no reason to apply to be a member, you would not have had a reason to read the change.

Also the rule "no personal attacks" was changed to   

"Anonymity and Guest Posting are permitted.

You are free to be anything you want EXCEPT unkind, impolite, argumentative or snooty. "

Also there seems to be less emphasis on enforcement of the rules and more reliance on us being adults. The overall atmosphere IMHO has improved. I think as more and more accept the changes, things will continue to improve.

Posting and starting threads as GUEST, seems not to be as serious a problem as I thought it would be. I find it easier to ignore snotty remarks form people afraid to self-indentify. Your results may vary.

Subject: RE: BS: Guest Postings
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Feb 14 - 09:16 AM

The real trolls here have handles

Subject: RE: BS: Guest Postings
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Feb 14 - 07:19 AM

Max made the change some months ago, Al. Why? Because he saw enough reasons for it to make sense to him. I'm not comfortable with it either, but far worse in my experience is the behavior a few posters choose to exhibit.

Subject: BS: Guest Postings
From: GUEST,GUEST
Date: 22 Feb 14 - 05:40 AM

I must have missed the formal change from not tolerating guest postings to them becoming acceptable.
When did that happen?
Why?
Another aspect that adds to my reluctance to look in these days.
Al
(Abdul the Bul Bul).