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Originally Posted by jinlo
Incivility regarding politics is but a symptom of a larger disease. Negative energy has been building here for quite some time. Removing political and religious topics might lessen the number of angry responses, and perhaps that will suffice in reversing the tide, but I’m not so certain.
I’ve seen threads about censorship turn ugly. I’ve seen people attacked for pointing out their opinions as to why Kindles might be lacking. What happens in these cases? Is the next step to stop all threads about censorship and to ban all negative remarks regarding Kindles?
My point is that it is not always the subject matter that causes conflict, but rather the individuals making a post. Some people enjoy conflict and chaos, they thrive under such conditions. I can only assume this is why some of these horrible reality shows are so popular.
I wish you luck in trying to address this problem, but I also wish to warn you that banning certain topics may not lead to the outcome you seek. Individuals will often find other means to cause the conflict they crave.
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We try to strike a balance between not allowing certain topics and allowing anything. Our experience is that there are gong to be problems and difficulties no matter what direction we turn. The idea behind this thread is to let the membership know that we, as moderators, are aware of the mood of the forum and want to convey to you, as adults, from adults, that we very much want to be rid of the rancor that has cropped up from time to time. We aren't nannies, we just try to keep things civil. We try to post a "Play nice" message whenever we become aware of problems, but often a thread gets too out of hand to be allowed to continue, hence the closures.