With reference to earlier posts regarding definitions of 'fun': There is a difference between outright hostility and the enjoyment to be gained from interaction on the Board at all levels. Yes, outright hostility is a form of interaction, but I think that while some of us may enjoy watching others lower themselves to new levels of animosity, this is in fact a rather tedious and unwelcome form of 'fun'. A lot of the encounters which some have mentioned are fairly dismissable and unimportant on the Board as a whole. Having said that, I think that there are occasions when 'fighting' goes too far, and the appeal of intense discussion and disagreement (which is no bad thing) is lost among (or to) the negative displays of what amounts to 'hate'. I've fell prey on one or two occasions recently to responding in a manner which is informed by emotion rather than reason. It's a tricky business at times - trying to find a balance when issues which are important to us seem to be under attack for no apparent reason except to incite hostility. [Note: There is nothing wrong with controversy as such. How we frame that controversy is another matter entirely.]
It's not only or always about 'old' versus 'new', 'troll' versus 'regular Board member', 'thick skin' versus 'thin', 'intellect' versus 'bullshit' [etc]. These terms, though rooted in meaning through our everyday use, are entirely interchangeable (or perhaps redundant?) when it comes to allowing our anger to inform the written word. There will always be times when simple misunderstanding leads to a lapse in how reasoned our responses are, for example. Surely it's not asking too much for those who should know better (because some never will) to move on from such moments? Literotica surely wasn't meant for displays of extreme and unnecessary hostility. Are you?
It's not only or always about 'old' versus 'new', 'troll' versus 'regular Board member', 'thick skin' versus 'thin', 'intellect' versus 'bullshit' [etc]. These terms, though rooted in meaning through our everyday use, are entirely interchangeable (or perhaps redundant?) when it comes to allowing our anger to inform the written word. There will always be times when simple misunderstanding leads to a lapse in how reasoned our responses are, for example. Surely it's not asking too much for those who should know better (because some never will) to move on from such moments? Literotica surely wasn't meant for displays of extreme and unnecessary hostility. Are you?
), Deb's still around from what I can tell. Can't say I've really been paying much attention to everything going on around the board lately though.
