Keep it friendly, please!

[stefa70]

HOLY COW!! What did I miss? I just got back and find ya'll have gotten yourselves "scolded" I'm getting pics together and will lighten things up with a TR!

 

[TheGreatGonzo]

Kathy,
While I don’t post here often (I’m the quiet type) I do come to the Camping Forum on a daily basis and have done so for several years now. I have met and would like to say I at least partially know many of these people who have been responding to your original post. Unfortunately I believe that since your post was directed to everyone on the forum rather than just the guilty parties, it was seen as an attack (that may be too strong a term) against everyone here and the natural response is to defend.
While I do occasionally see some questionable comments I must say that newcomers are generally treated with a welcoming response and their questions are answered quickly, and more importantly, accurately. Later in the thread it may veer off subject but that is only after the questions have been answered. I feel that it is part of the good natured bantering that has gone on here for quite some time. If there has been a newcomer who has been offended I am quite certain that an apology would be issued along with an explanation of the type of people many of us are on here. We try to pride ourselves on having a sense of family on this forum and for the most part we welcome all.

 

[clkelley]

It's 5 o'clock somewhere

 

[SCtigercock]

HOLY COW!! What did I miss? I just got back and find ya'll have gotten yourselves "scolded" I'm getting pics together and will lighten things up with a TR!

It's Jimmy's fault. Always 48's fault.

 

[thecplusplusguy]

I don't read anything on the rest of this forum and I certainly don't post except on this board. I find it funny that given the way people are treated on the other parts of this board, the friendliest one I could find seems to get warnings a lot.
These kinds of in crowds that can do anything is the reason why I stopped participating in other forums. If there is an in crowd here it is just because these people have a lot of history. If people were not allowed to joke about things from the history of the board, then the Dis wouldn't be the success it is.

Unfortunately other web forums have gone downhill It seems the same may happen to the DIS.

I for one can and will choose not to be treated like a child. You are not my MOTHER, if someone broke the rules speak to them specifically.

I don't think Pete would agree with this situation.

Dan

 

[FredS]

If you have to be an "insider" to recognize that a comment isn't rude, then it's inappropriate. Posts here are for EVERYONE, not just an insider clique.

I've been told I'm "not qualified" to post here. If that is the way an admin of this site is treated when simply posting a reminder to be friendly, I'm horrified to think how unwelcome some of our guests may be treated.

Kathy, I think your point was proved by the responses you received to your simple "remember to be nice" post. WOW!!! I've seen those reminders off and on on various boards, but can't recall anything like the defensive, hostile "he did it first!" and "how dare you say anything!" posts on this thread. (Someone actually mentioned his "pee pee"? Really?)

Part of what I think you are saying, and some seem to not "get" is that this board does seem to have a certain core group who tease and joke amongst themselves, which is perfectly cool. However, this board is not their private one, and having some sense of courtesy to those who may not understand the inside joke and not appreciate "snarky" is really not asking for too much.

And if little Johnny posts something you don't like, ignore it. It's been a LOOOONG time since I complained about someone "tattling.".

 

[thecplusplusguy]

Jeeze, I think I'll go back to Rv.net!

 

[keylime359]

This is just re-donk-ulous! Look, I don't post often. Having said that I would feel more comfortable asking anyone of the regulars a question because
1. They know what they are talking about
2. They are not uppity know it alls
3. They make me feel welcome if I post once a week or once every few
months.

There is an exception to that rule whom I will not name. I will say that the advice handed out by this individual is usually to the contrary of 90% of the posters and I believe on purpose. When said poster gets called out said poster cries to the mods after creative editing.

Just to give you an idea of the posters on this board. At Christmas a bunch of us were at the Fort at the same time. One of the posters had an accident that left her in the hospital. So this "Rude group" pulled together to get food, clothing and transportation back to the Fort so a stranger would not be the one to do so. If I am not mistaken I believe most had not met this poster in person before. In my book that is NOT my idea of rude AT ALL.
I do not like labeling and I do not like people being lumped into a group particualy by someone who has not been here long enough to know Adam from Eve. If you felt the need for a friendly reminder then make it a sticky on all the rooms or whatever you call them. To do it in one room in my mind is unfriendly. Keep this in mind if we get fed up with this we can go to another forum and I feel certain that your advertisers would not be happy. And that is what I have to say about that.

 

[Tri-circle-D]

Kathy, I think your point was proved by the responses you received to your simple "remember to be nice" post. WOW!!! I've seen those reminders off and on on various boards, but can't recall anything like the defensive, hostile "he did it first!" and "how dare you say anything!" posts on this thread. (Someone actually mentioned his "pee pee"? Really?)

Part of what I think you are saying, and some seem to not "get" is that this board does seem to have a certain core group who tease and joke amongst themselves, which is perfectly cool. However, this board is not their private one, and having some sense of courtesy to those who may not understand the inside joke and not appreciate "snarky" is really not asking for too much.

And if little Johnny posts something you don't like, ignore it. It's been a LOOOONG time since I complained about someone "tattling.".

Well hello there, Fred. Welcome to the camping boards.

It is interesting that your very first post here is on this thread.

Thanks for your post, though, you have been very helpful

Anyway, I found the thread that Webmaster Kathy has stated as a fact is offensive:

Is it Worth It?

Well, at least now I know.

The only problem is that this thread is not factually offensive.

Maybe in one person's opinion it's offensive.

But that doesn't equate to it being a fact that "there have recently been some less-than-welcoming responses to new posters."

In my view, the person who started that thread asked a dumb question, but he eventually got some very thoughtful responses. And, one person who was harsh apologized before any Webmaster had to come along and tell him how to act.

So, I guess I was right.

It's a fact . . .

This is a case of a mountain being made out of a molehill.

TCD

 

[Disney Bunny]

Kathy, I think your point was proved by the responses you received to your simple "remember to be nice" post. WOW!!! I've seen those reminders off and on on various boards, but can't recall anything like the defensive, hostile "he did it first!" and "how dare you say anything!" posts on this thread. (Someone actually mentioned his "pee pee"? Really?)

Part of what I think you are saying, and some seem to not "get" is that this board does seem to have a certain core group who tease and joke amongst themselves, which is perfectly cool. However, this board is not their private one, and having some sense of courtesy to those who may not understand the inside joke and not appreciate "snarky" is really not asking for too much.

And if little Johnny posts something you don't like, ignore it. It's been a LOOOONG time since I complained about someone "tattling.".

I truly don't understand all the angst that Kathy's reminder has caused. I, too, have seen, reminders from other moderators on other boards when certain types of comments have been made. I can tell from reading some of the threads/responses on here that there are people on this board that have a "history" with each other and I don't have a problem with the "snarky" comments that they make to each other. However, I have seen a couple of responses to a couple of threads here recently that were a little uncalled for.....not a lot, but a few. There are a couple of people that post on here that rub the feathers of some of the regulars. All I can suggest is put them on your ignore list and then you won't have your blood pressure go up. There are always going to be people that rub other people the wrong way for whatever reason. There are always going to be people that "tattle". However, for the life of me, I can't understand why someone would e-mail a board moderator and tell them that they were not qualified to post on a board that they moderate. None of us know how much a moderator may lurk and just not post.