For months I have been reading vulgar comments from some of the male members of this forum. You'd think this was a toilet stall inside high school boy's room.
If using garish language and calling women insulting and derogatory terms turns you on, save it for your appointments or use it in the Men's Lounge - maybe someone in there will be impressed. This is a public forum lets keep it civil and act like adults.
Originally Posted by drax1
I completely understand where you're coming from, but you may as well let it go. There is no 'fighting the good fight' in a battle you can't win.
First of all, you have a very weak board management. They don't care. They attempted to show some sort of order by the rules in one of the posts in this thread, but it's just a 'front' to show there is some sort of order.
http://www.eccie.net/announcement.php?f=5
A couple of the rules that are often overlooked are these. If they meant business, the first time someone called one of the ladies (for example) a 'fat whore', they would've received points. It (points given) didn't happen as it was often repeated.
#1 - Avoid cases of unprovoked rudeness to others. No place for it here. Yes, with the dynamic nature of the threads and topics, tempers will flare and things will become heated from time to time. You may often encounter individuals who become passionate or emotional when expressing one's opinion or point of view. That's all understood and perfectly acceptable within reason…….but, start slamming or bashing another member and be met with consequences.
#3 - Disrespect to others, IN GENERAL, will be considered an item of low tolerance, especially when posting in our coed forums. Follow the Golden Rule and treat others as you wish to be treated yourself. This applies to fellow members as well as staff. We do not require that you have respect for us, but we do require that you treat us respectfully in the public forums. If you feel the need to vent, gripe, or blow off some steam regarding a staff member's action or decision, we ask that you keep it private. Email, RTM, or the PM system would be the appropriate avenue to take in such cases. In cases where you would like to request additional clarity about a staff decision, you are free to pursue an answer in either a public forum or private means of communication. If handled publicly, post your inquiry in a respectful manner.
This board basically functions as a 'boy's club'. I do find it ironic that some freely slam the ladies here, yet they need them on occasion. I often times feel, that for some of the members, the ladies really aren't wanted here, outside of showcases and specials.
The other major problem is that you have too many 30-50 year old adolescents that post whatever they want to post, without having to take responsibility for what they post.
For the most post, the reason threads like this don't go anywhere is most of the guys/gals that agree, just prefer not to put their feelings out there, while the guys who love the status quo will fight to keep 'their' site 'theirs', and are very aggressive to keep things running their way.
