Admin Note: Hot Button Topic Threads: Please Read
Jun 24, 2018 0:59:09 GMT -5
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Post by bad guy™ on Jun 24, 2018 0:59:09 GMT -5
Waddup guys. Friendly admin here. I just wanna have a quick chat with you all, on the level.
Let's be honest, the world is a bit of a mess right now. Every country has its own problems, both foreign and domestic.
Yesterday, I had to remove the LGBT Pride Month post because it went all to hell with trolls and some stuff that was so vulgar I'm not even going to repeat it, but I'm sure many of you saw it before it was deleted.
WF is, first and foremost, a wrestling figure forum. That's where WF comes from. Proboards has a strict 13+ age limit to sign up for the site, but let's be honest. We get a lot of young blood just getting into collecting and joining here every day, but taking out the side heavy denominators of 13 year olds and the handful of 50+ year olds on the site, I'd say our average age group is mostly male, and about 18+. Majority American, though the latter part only counts for a bit of this. (Not that I don't encourage under 18 from participating and becoming informed, this is more about voting age).
There are a lot of hot button issues right now. LGBT Pride month is underway, though coming to a close. In a couple of weeks, someone is going to likely post a midterms thread because for American politics, midterms are the second most important elections aside from the Presidential election itself. And this particular mid term is going to be a brutal one, because political affiliation aside, this midterm will be a major telling point on if the American people have faith in the Republican controlled current administration, or if a blue wave is gonna rush in and essentially lame duck the President for at least the next two years.
That is just one hot topic issue. There's also gay marriage being back in the forefront because of the Baker case, the refugee crisis worldwide, the Black Lives Matter movement, Brexit kicking into effect, the potential split of California into three states (if you believe the rumors), the potential of a Puerto Rican statehood application, the trade wars involving nations such as China, the United States, England, and Canada that are brewing among other really controversial stuff.
While we are a toy forum owned by a toy distributing company, the Lounge exists for a reason. In no way do we, the admins and fellow staffers, want to impede your freedom of speech and expression. But remember, just because you think that something is right, your own opinion doesn't make it the whole truth. Nor does it give you superiority over someone else who disagrees. Nor is this opinion or these disagreements allowed to violate WF rules or Proboards ToS, something you all agreed to when you made your accounts.
Essentially, the majority of WF is of voting age, or near it, in their respective countries. These issues are issues that every teenager and adult knows about, or should, and even if you don't have a vocal opinion on something doesn't mean you don't have an opinion.
We're going to agree. We're going to disagree. That's the beauty of discussion. But that's what I want. Discussion. Not fighting, bashing, flaming, baiting, insulting, or trolling. I don't want to have topics banned from discussion, but rather I want these topics to be discussed like adults. I don't want mud slinging, name calling, trolling, harassment, any of it.
That being said, not every hot button topic is something allowed on here. For example, no discussion of abortion, any race being superior, gun rights, drugs, the desire for removal of civil rights for LGBT or ANYONE for that matter, the separated children, discrimination (be it gender, race, religion, political affiliation etc), or religious phobia will be allowed here. It just won't be tolerated. It is unethical, and violates WF rules and ToS. This should be common sense, but I'm just posting this bit here to make sure it's seen. Some things are too controversial to be talked about here. Use some common sense when you make a thread or post about something that's a hot topic.
While some may say that's the taking away of speech, remember: this is a privately owned site that is supposed to be centered about wrestling. We don't have to offer you the ability to discuss anything but wrestling, but we do. Because talking solves a lot more problems than bottling things up.
So here's what I'm asking. When making a thread, or replying to a thread that's controversial or has posts saying "this won't last long," please just use proper judgment and common sense. If you have something to say make sure it follows the rules. If it's too controversial, just stay out of it. No one is saying to agree or disagree with the statements. If it's something you're super adament and passionate about, think about what you're going to say before you say it. If it sounds too controversial, trolly, or not appropriate for this website: don't post it. My logic is: if I don't like it, I won't read it, and if I don't read it, I won't post in it.
So as these threads continue to pop up, especially as we get closer to the US election, just use some common sense before you post. If someone starts causing problems, report the post(s) and move on with your life. Us admins will handle it from there.
I want WF to be able to talk about things that affects their daily lives, or are major news network worthy, but I want it to be done in a respectful manner.
Jack warned in the announcements that we're getting harsher on trolls and rulebreakers as a whole. Don't become a statistic. Just use common sense. There's no reason we can't discuss things civilly.
This goes for all boards, but especially the Lounge since that's our biggest hub for non wrestling news and discussion.
Long story short, I want y'all to be able to talk about stuff and not have to get warned for it. Civility is what we should aim for. We're not all gonna agree and disagree on the same thing. Example, BSR and myself had a hefty discussion about the Alabama senate race. It got a little heated, but we were able to discuss it logically. We still don't see eye to eye, but we talked out our thoughts and moved on with life.
This stuff...it's our history. We're living it and we'll be the ones telling the stories when all is said and done. And I want those stories to be told in a way that shows we all have unique opinions, but we were able to talk them out rationally.
So in essence, keep posting. Keep loving WF. But please don't let discussions get so out of control that I'm forced to warn or ban members and the topics from being discussed. We're mostly adults. Let's keep it civil and keep acting like adults. This goes with any thread anywhere.
We admins, and our mods, will be watching very carefully, however. And if anything gets out of hand, warnings, bans, and the banning of certain issues will all be enacted. Consider this your one and only warning, in conjunction with Jack's site wide announcement.
Thanks for reading,
Negan
Let's be honest, the world is a bit of a mess right now. Every country has its own problems, both foreign and domestic.
Yesterday, I had to remove the LGBT Pride Month post because it went all to hell with trolls and some stuff that was so vulgar I'm not even going to repeat it, but I'm sure many of you saw it before it was deleted.
WF is, first and foremost, a wrestling figure forum. That's where WF comes from. Proboards has a strict 13+ age limit to sign up for the site, but let's be honest. We get a lot of young blood just getting into collecting and joining here every day, but taking out the side heavy denominators of 13 year olds and the handful of 50+ year olds on the site, I'd say our average age group is mostly male, and about 18+. Majority American, though the latter part only counts for a bit of this. (Not that I don't encourage under 18 from participating and becoming informed, this is more about voting age).
There are a lot of hot button issues right now. LGBT Pride month is underway, though coming to a close. In a couple of weeks, someone is going to likely post a midterms thread because for American politics, midterms are the second most important elections aside from the Presidential election itself. And this particular mid term is going to be a brutal one, because political affiliation aside, this midterm will be a major telling point on if the American people have faith in the Republican controlled current administration, or if a blue wave is gonna rush in and essentially lame duck the President for at least the next two years.
That is just one hot topic issue. There's also gay marriage being back in the forefront because of the Baker case, the refugee crisis worldwide, the Black Lives Matter movement, Brexit kicking into effect, the potential split of California into three states (if you believe the rumors), the potential of a Puerto Rican statehood application, the trade wars involving nations such as China, the United States, England, and Canada that are brewing among other really controversial stuff.
While we are a toy forum owned by a toy distributing company, the Lounge exists for a reason. In no way do we, the admins and fellow staffers, want to impede your freedom of speech and expression. But remember, just because you think that something is right, your own opinion doesn't make it the whole truth. Nor does it give you superiority over someone else who disagrees. Nor is this opinion or these disagreements allowed to violate WF rules or Proboards ToS, something you all agreed to when you made your accounts.
Essentially, the majority of WF is of voting age, or near it, in their respective countries. These issues are issues that every teenager and adult knows about, or should, and even if you don't have a vocal opinion on something doesn't mean you don't have an opinion.
We're going to agree. We're going to disagree. That's the beauty of discussion. But that's what I want. Discussion. Not fighting, bashing, flaming, baiting, insulting, or trolling. I don't want to have topics banned from discussion, but rather I want these topics to be discussed like adults. I don't want mud slinging, name calling, trolling, harassment, any of it.
That being said, not every hot button topic is something allowed on here. For example, no discussion of abortion, any race being superior, gun rights, drugs, the desire for removal of civil rights for LGBT or ANYONE for that matter, the separated children, discrimination (be it gender, race, religion, political affiliation etc), or religious phobia will be allowed here. It just won't be tolerated. It is unethical, and violates WF rules and ToS. This should be common sense, but I'm just posting this bit here to make sure it's seen. Some things are too controversial to be talked about here. Use some common sense when you make a thread or post about something that's a hot topic.
While some may say that's the taking away of speech, remember: this is a privately owned site that is supposed to be centered about wrestling. We don't have to offer you the ability to discuss anything but wrestling, but we do. Because talking solves a lot more problems than bottling things up.
So here's what I'm asking. When making a thread, or replying to a thread that's controversial or has posts saying "this won't last long," please just use proper judgment and common sense. If you have something to say make sure it follows the rules. If it's too controversial, just stay out of it. No one is saying to agree or disagree with the statements. If it's something you're super adament and passionate about, think about what you're going to say before you say it. If it sounds too controversial, trolly, or not appropriate for this website: don't post it. My logic is: if I don't like it, I won't read it, and if I don't read it, I won't post in it.
So as these threads continue to pop up, especially as we get closer to the US election, just use some common sense before you post. If someone starts causing problems, report the post(s) and move on with your life. Us admins will handle it from there.
I want WF to be able to talk about things that affects their daily lives, or are major news network worthy, but I want it to be done in a respectful manner.
Jack warned in the announcements that we're getting harsher on trolls and rulebreakers as a whole. Don't become a statistic. Just use common sense. There's no reason we can't discuss things civilly.
This goes for all boards, but especially the Lounge since that's our biggest hub for non wrestling news and discussion.
Long story short, I want y'all to be able to talk about stuff and not have to get warned for it. Civility is what we should aim for. We're not all gonna agree and disagree on the same thing. Example, BSR and myself had a hefty discussion about the Alabama senate race. It got a little heated, but we were able to discuss it logically. We still don't see eye to eye, but we talked out our thoughts and moved on with life.
This stuff...it's our history. We're living it and we'll be the ones telling the stories when all is said and done. And I want those stories to be told in a way that shows we all have unique opinions, but we were able to talk them out rationally.
So in essence, keep posting. Keep loving WF. But please don't let discussions get so out of control that I'm forced to warn or ban members and the topics from being discussed. We're mostly adults. Let's keep it civil and keep acting like adults. This goes with any thread anywhere.
We admins, and our mods, will be watching very carefully, however. And if anything gets out of hand, warnings, bans, and the banning of certain issues will all be enacted. Consider this your one and only warning, in conjunction with Jack's site wide announcement.
Thanks for reading,
Negan