Kennyz wrote:A little weeding out is good. Why does LTHForum have to be the place where everyone is welcome? If someone posts useless crap, then gets a hard time about it and decides not to return to post more useless crap, good for us. Will there ever be some collateral damage - people who might someday have posted useful crap had they been given a chance? Sure. That's an acceptable risk, in my book. Perhaps snarkiness is one of LTHForum’s imperfections, but too much useless crap is a bigger one.

People sometimes tell me I seem nicer in person than I do online. I'm always disappointed to hear that, as I like the online me a lot.

Kenny, you crack me up, you shoot from the hip and I like that.

I like both "yous" personally.

Kennyz wrote:People sometimes tell me I seem nicer in person than I do online. I'm always disappointed to hear that, as I like the online me a lot.

Whereas I am even more irritating in real life.

I also have really bad breath.

Hi,

I have heard of people losing business opportunities for comments made online. It can be very quietly conducted without your ever being aware there was any thought of engaging you.

I know of one poster who took a personal day. It happened to coincide with a LTH event where this person's picture was taken. The next day the boss inquired where they had been the day before. Long pause before commenting he read LTHforum, too, and was surprised to see this poster's picture. It ended well, but it could have gone south, too.

I don't think anyone benefits from mean spirited comments despite their buddies anticipated laughter. You never know who you just attacked.

On one occasion here, there was a full out attack on a new poster. Everyone was certain they were a shill. If they really knew who the person was, they would have been mortified.

Vigilante justice is not welcome on this board, despite how strongly you feel the need. Report an issue to a moderator, then walk away.

In every person's profile, there is an opportunity to find old posts. Feeling like showing a newbie the door, then go back and read your initial posts on this board. Would you offer your newbie self the door, too? Or were you brilliant and in-the-know from the get-go?

And as for weeds, some people cheerfully eat them.

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:Vigilante justice is not welcome on this board, despite how strongly you feel the need. Report an issue to a moderator, then walk away.

Couldn't agree more. As tempting as it may be to engage someone who's posted something you find objectionable, we moderators -- and most members of the LTH community -- greatly prefer when the "Report" feature is used. Doing so alerts us to situations that need our attention without derailing a thread or grandstanding. It also makes the task of moderating the forums much easier because only one post needs to be addressed as opposed to several.

Thanks,

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for the moderators

ronnie_suburban wrote:

Cathy2 wrote:Vigilante justice is not welcome on this board, despite how strongly you feel the need. Report an issue to a moderator, then walk away.

Couldn't agree more. As tempting as it may be to engage someone who's posted something you find objectionable, we moderators -- and most members of the LTH community -- greatly prefer when the "Report" feature is used. Doing so alerts us to situations that need our attention without derailing a thread or grandstanding. It also makes the task of moderating the forums much easier because only one post needs to be addressed as opposed to several.

Thanks,

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for the moderators

great sentiments from the moderators. i'm very impressing by this internet forum's ability to keep the dialogue coursing with gusto and depth. i've seen some pretty off-color remarks made by members, and i've just reported them and peacefully moved on with the knowledge that cathy et al will do the right thing.

as someone who spends a lot of time on "the web," i just want to say kudos to the lth show-runners... you're doing a great job!

sfb

ronnie_suburban wrote:

Cathy2 wrote:Vigilante justice is not welcome on this board, despite how strongly you feel the need. Report an issue to a moderator, then walk away.

Couldn't agree more. As tempting as it may be to engage someone who's posted something you find objectionable, we moderators -- and most members of the LTH community -- greatly prefer when the "Report" feature is used.

Is it correct to assume that this does not apply when the objectionable material is a wretched, candy-like sauce that floods every dish at a certain Chinese restaurant in Evanston? In that case, we are perfectly free to engage posters who claim to enjoy said restaurant, correct?

Kennyz wrote:

ronnie_suburban wrote:

Cathy2 wrote:Vigilante justice is not welcome on this board, despite how strongly you feel the need. Report an issue to a moderator, then walk away.

Couldn't agree more. As tempting as it may be to engage someone who's posted something you find objectionable, we moderators -- and most members of the LTH community -- greatly prefer when the "Report" feature is used.

Is it correct to assume that this does not apply when the objectionable material is a wretched, candy-like sauce that floods every dish at a certain Chinese restaurant in Evanston? In that case, we are perfectly free to engage posters who claim to enjoy said restaurant, correct?

Yes. Stick to the food and you'll be fine.

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ronnie_suburban wrote:Stick to the food

It's not like you have much of a choice at that place.

cilantro wrote:

ronnie_suburban wrote:Stick to the food

It's not like you have much of a choice at that place.

In Communist China, the food sticks to you.

Santander wrote:In Communist China, the food sticks to you.

When I lived there 20 yrs ago, it didn't even do *that* !

But my students made some awesome food at home that stuck to my ribs. So to say.

Good topic, lots of sensible things being said.

Geo

Santander wrote:

cilantro wrote:

ronnie_suburban wrote:Stick to the food

It's not like you have much of a choice at that place.

In Communist China, the food sticks to you.

A Yakov Smirnoff homage! Nicely done!

Part of the issue is that once you have been on the board for awhile (and/or attended events), you begin to know personalities and styles, and rather than any comment typifying the board, it reflects a particular colleague.

When I was first on the board back in 2004, I was slapped down by Eric M (and was not the only one!), and it stung for a bit, but eventually I came to realize his style and in time we became friends. So remember if you receive a comment that is critical, it is not the board that is critical, but one person - and that simply may be a way of saying, "I care."

GAF wrote:Part of the issue is that once you have been on the board for awhile (and/or attended events), you begin to know personalities and styles, and rather than any comment typifying the board, it reflects a particular colleague.

When I was first on the board back in 2004, I was slapped down by Eric M (and was not the only one!), and it stung for a bit, but eventually I came to realize his style and in time we became friends. So remember if you receive a comment that is critical, it is not the board that is critical, but one person - and that simply may be a way of saying, "I care."

A great point and very well-articulated, too.

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