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You might not be a "staff punching bag" if you weren't generally rude and obnoxious to people. Conversely, you might not be rude and obnoxious to people if you weren't a punching bag. And the loop sees no end, of course. Who knows who started what, but obviously one or more persons bear an attitude problem - if it bothers you as much as you let on, then perhaps you should ease up on the assaults and accusations. I've been largely ignoring you for the past few days, and you've been less of a nuisance to me because of it. Thusly, I have reason to believe that may be an effective solution if you're willing to take it to heart.
Maybe redink1's views of how things should be are radically skewed from mine, I don't know for sure, but I think the board should be a place that anyone can enjoy without aggravation or provocation. If someone says something hurtful to you, ignore it. If someone does something wrong, kindly suggest what should be done and/or let a staff member resolve the issue. Try to avoid belittling anyone, be constructive with criticism if possible, and if you're going to be sarcastic, try to do it with good humor in tow. Yes, I've gone against these ideas from time to time.. everyone on staff has. Mistakes are made to learn from, though, and chances are we've all learned a thing or two on the DN. Deleting posts isn't so much an attempt to limit someone's speech as it is a way to suggest that, hey, they've done something we think is a bit of a mistake and we'd appreciate it if they tried to avoid it in the future. (True, banning is a bit of a speech limitation you could say, but this is generally reserved for people who attack relentlessly and deliberately take heed to nothing and nobody.) If you have an issue with your posts being deleted or other treatment that seems unfair, try taking it up with redink1 or another staff member before making a scene of it on the board.
I am tired, so my apologies if something is unclear or redundant, and sorry about the latter paragraph being a huge chunk.
Maybe redink1's views of how things should be are radically skewed from mine, I don't know for sure, but I think the board should be a place that anyone can enjoy without aggravation or provocation. If someone says something hurtful to you, ignore it. If someone does something wrong, kindly suggest what should be done and/or let a staff member resolve the issue. Try to avoid belittling anyone, be constructive with criticism if possible, and if you're going to be sarcastic, try to do it with good humor in tow. Yes, I've gone against these ideas from time to time.. everyone on staff has. Mistakes are made to learn from, though, and chances are we've all learned a thing or two on the DN. Deleting posts isn't so much an attempt to limit someone's speech as it is a way to suggest that, hey, they've done something we think is a bit of a mistake and we'd appreciate it if they tried to avoid it in the future. (True, banning is a bit of a speech limitation you could say, but this is generally reserved for people who attack relentlessly and deliberately take heed to nothing and nobody.) If you have an issue with your posts being deleted or other treatment that seems unfair, try taking it up with redink1 or another staff member before making a scene of it on the board.
I am tired, so my apologies if something is unclear or redundant, and sorry about the latter paragraph being a huge chunk.
