The decline of good manners

[Mick Parry]

Neil

Neither you, Marco, Steven or even the Gods can stop fully grown men acting like little petulant brats, being oh so full of themselves and demanding apologies and stamping their feet when they dont get their way.

Either you tolerate them or you ban them, I favour the banning, lets keep this forum restricted to those of us who are genuinely nice and kick the trouble makers off into oblivion.

Regards

Mick

[Rare Bird]

A good hifi fora is a place where men aint comparing dick sizes.Who gives a shit if someones hifi is more flashy than another eh? Seems to be a lot on here with old stuff & down to earth which attracts me.

[Joe]

Some are genuine and some are fake, that is the reality of internet persona.

I'm a genuine fake.

[Marco]

I always had you down as more of a 'special case'

Marco.

[sburrell]

Either you tolerate them or you ban them[.] [L]ets keep this forum restricted to those of us who are genuinely nice.

The third option, of course, is to set them straight. Frankly, no-one who claims to be "genuinely nice" should ignore the fact that it is/was because of the tolerance and education of others that we become/became that way.
*starts to ramble* I'm just out of my 20s, and even I think that we've gone the wrong way by banning corporal punishment, whether it be in the Courts or in the home. The way I've come to see it is, I'd rather receive 20 lashes in the public square and be done (and hopefully learn my lesson), than lose 5 years of my life in a prison cell. The things that can happen to you in prison amount to the same thing and worse anyway, IMO, and physical scars are far more tolerable than mental ones. I'm beginning to wonder if prison isn't altogether too cruel…
Obviously, in a forum like this, it's a tongue-lashing you'll get, but it's better than nothing.

[The Grand Wazoo]

I can't believe a like post this has gone so long without being challenged.

Either you tolerate them or you ban them, I favour the banning, lets keep this forum restricted to those of us who are genuinely nice and kick the trouble makers off into oblivion.

So, Mr Parry, if I understand you correctly, your idea of a 'genuinely nice person' is one who doesn't care if they are insulted in a public place. And a 'trouble maker' is someone who asks for an apology when they perceive some sort of wrong has been done towards them. You would ban the trouble makers and restrict the forum to those who are happy to spend their time ignoring the accepted conventions of decent behaviour to others.

Well, if that's the case, I'd get right to it and start your own forum. See how many members you attract.

If you don't want to do that, then perhaps you should consider recognising and following the standards expected by the owners of the forum of which you are a guest.

See here for further information - http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?t=17

[Rare Bird]

Chris i see you as a potential trouble. Not being nasty i just see it, your probably unawares of this..

[Steve Toy]

Chris has been here a long time. He is not a trouble maker by any means.

Sometimes complaints are justifiably upheld, sometimes not.

We manage this place with the objective of avoiding the rough and tumble found on many other message boards.

Apart from the odd glitch we are succeeding.

[Rare Bird]

Chris has been here a long time. He is not a trouble maker by any means.

Sometimes complaints are justifiably upheld, sometimes not.

We manage this place with the objective of avoiding the rough and tumble found on many other message boards.

Apart from the odd glitch we are succeeding.

Not refering to a direct trouble maker but has an habbit of being sarcastic & belittling.I find offensive, hands up i aint had the best track record on forums but i'm generally oki doki till someone comes along giving it.Yes an olive branch was offered regarding the last tiff but i declined due to the fact i knew it would happen again pretty soon.

[twelvebears]

I'm a genuine fake.

Whereas I'm genuinely flaky.