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Polite Rules for discussing Audio related things

The polite rules for discussing audio:
Folks post three types of messages:      
Questions ,about audio function, method, what to buy..  
Answers to other folks questions..  
And blogging. I bought this, I did this, here is my experience                        
Allow others to say and describe what they experience and hear.   Allow then to offer reasons without arguing.   If it is a blog, stop telling them what to do! They don't want you arguing, just wanted to say I did this.
Offer POSITIVE responses. If you disagree with them, do so in a polite and friendly way.        
Offer alternatives without aggressive language.And above all, stop tit for tat aggression. Turn the other cheek dudes, turn the other cheek.
What do you think would help create a friendly happy place to discuss audio?
elizabeth

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celander
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The only way to effectively moderate a forum thread is to give the editorial keys to the originator of the thread. If things get whacked out of control with nonsensical discourse or off-topic commentary, then the thread originator can step in to remove those posts. 
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Well, it seems as though threads would die a pretty quick death should the originator of a given thread “over-moderate.” And those feeling unjustifiably burned in the process would not be inclined to contribute to those threads in the future. Other threads that do survive and remain vibrant would flourish. Call it natural selection. 
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I sense the belief the official moderators are reviewing every thread post in the entire forum. That’s clearly not happening.

If an OP who moderated and removed legitimate posts on a whim, then an official moderator can review those deleted posts, restore them if the posts seem valid and on point, and curtail the moderator privileges of the OP.

The OP, as opposed to an official moderator, is more likely going to be reviewing the thread. But that would not excuse the official moderators from doing their requisite oversight.
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But I suspect the true reasons for lack of civility in forum threads pertain to folks coming to the thread late, only to read the last remark of the latest post, as opposed to reading the OP’s intro, let alone to reading EVERYONE’s contributions.

If everyone followed this rule, then maybe the desires of the OP would be met for the thread. Let me demonstrate my point before jumping all over me.

To wit, elizabeth made a post on 07-29-2018 at 2:01pm that was very similar to my original post today. I FAILED MISERABLY not seeing it earlier, which precipitated the same sort of knee-jerk reactions from the gallery, like those to my post.

My bad. Sorry. 😬
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Critical thinking requires energy. I for one don’t waste such energy on forum threads. Besides, I can’t overcome my bias inherent to much of my belief structure. Bias gets in the way of most critical thought as a means of protecting inner voice ego. 
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@inna 
Two outcomes to that phrase “Push the one who is falling”: (1) continues falling or (2) stops falling. 

But this is off-topic. Where is that moderator when needed??


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@geoffkait As I said, where’s a moderator when needed? 😂 
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Someone said (@n80)...

Sometimes incivility can dissociate one’s bias from one’s belief, thereby liberating one to adopt a different belief. But civility rarely achieves this.


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What drain? Regrettably, there is never a drain on any of these forum threads. 
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I can second Elizabeth’s comment that Geoff is not a troll.

Omnipresent? Yes.
Spirited? Most definitely.
Troll? No.
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I owned a new set of DQ10’s back in the mid-70’s. Great speakers but sold them before going to college (no room for them in the dorm). I bought a second pair in the mid-00’s. Woofer surrounds disintegrated upon being driven to moderate SPL’s. Work in progress.
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@geoffkait Lol
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@glupson. This thread is a free-for-all. You need to let go of your obsession over @geoffkait 


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@sejodiren, there is very little one can read from the profession of an audiophile and the gear he/she has acquired for personal use. I bought my DQ-10’s as a new set while I was still in high school. So what?!
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@jhills. 😂😂
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I’m looking forward to the day when audio electronics using quantum dots becomes a reality. Samsung is on the edge of making that breakthrough for Hi-def video screens. 
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