I wanted to get this out in front of you all so that everyone knows where I am at.....
I really want you all to pay special attention to Section 230 that our political leaders are looking at which would include this forum. I want you all to see the position I am in and why your behavior is key to the solution.
finance.yahoo.com
www.theverge.com
www.npr.org
I like to think that we have been pretty consistent over the years in how we have managed the site. While we do believe in the freedom of speech in our country we also reserve the right to edit, modify or delete post made my members. We have the ability to remove attachments if they are considered inappropriate using historical standard decency rules.
I recently posted a short example of how we should all be engaging with each other on the site, some rules to live by is maybe a better way to put it.
www.hayabusa.org
I would challenge each of you reading this to go back through your post and see if you have gone against any of those general standards of good communication.
I have had countless request from members asking me to ban or delete members because they felt the other person was posting hate speech or untruths, I have in the same day also received request from other people in the same thread wanting me to ban or delete the 1st person because they felt they were stirring up trouble.
I recently added the ability for members to completely ignore single threads or entire forums in an attempt to allow you all to control what you see.
It's really starting to look like even being a group of enthusiast of the Almighty Hayabusa isn't enough to keep our community thriving and willing to discuss topics as grown adults.
I am stuck in the middle and from my perspective this site is a perfect reflection of our country and the challenges in front of it. Everyone wants freedom of speech until it doesn't agree with your agenda.
It's my belief that we as a society have lost the ability to have decent and relative conversations because we always want to be right and will use whatever we can find to use as ammo even if it might not be true or relative.
In the greatest years of this site it thrived not because we had the best features or most attractive look but because we held discussions and relationships to the highest regard. Post from members were hundreds of words that were well thought out and data was used to explain their stance, not to attack the other person as being wrong or less. To argue for your beliefs is important but you have to do it respectfully with the intent to help get your thoughts clearly over to the readers.
I have personally watched as Facebook took complete conversations away and started shorter less detailed post with one line replies. The worst thing FaceBook has done to communication is adding the LIKE button which made putting your thoughts in words even less important. We now see the same trend here as we have become victim to this as well. Even FaceBook's shorter messages aren't fast enough we now use 60 second videos on TIKTOK.
I will not get into the middle of the Section 230 issue, I do not have time to moderate this site all day and night. I do not have the funds to deal with litigation and I will in no way report to the US Government how I moderate. So let me be clear, I will not close out the politics section because those topics will just flow over to other forums, we can at least keep those sections cordoned off.
Even though we have less daily members now than we have ever had I spend more time dealing with daily drama and keeping things running. We barely make financial ends meet and to be perfectly honest I think we are on the closing days of the site.
This site is not what I make it, This site is what YOU MAKE IT. If you don't like politics great don't go into that thread, we have given the option to not see it. If you want to participate in a thread we surely appreciate the interaction and value your input but you need to post respectfully using the general standards of conversation.
If you disagree and can't type something nice then don't post anything at all, why there are so many people that feel they are required to reply to post with their differing opinion and argue about everything is beyond me. Remember it takes at least 2 people to have an argument, are you the other person?
The one thing we have always asked our members to do is treat each other with respect and have thoughtful discussion, this is how we learn about each other and maybe just maybe we learn something new.
You all decide how we proceed!
Cap
I really want you all to pay special attention to Section 230 that our political leaders are looking at which would include this forum. I want you all to see the position I am in and why your behavior is key to the solution.
How we can save the internet without destroying Section 230
Taking apart the internet's most important law might not save the web. Consumer choice could.
Everything you need to know about Section 230
...and all of the plans for how to change it.
www.theverge.com
As Trump Targets Twitter's Legal Shield, Experts Have A Warning
Consensus is growing in Washington to repeal the decades-old law that protects tech platforms from lawsuits. Experts fear unintended consequences.
www.npr.org
I like to think that we have been pretty consistent over the years in how we have managed the site. While we do believe in the freedom of speech in our country we also reserve the right to edit, modify or delete post made my members. We have the ability to remove attachments if they are considered inappropriate using historical standard decency rules.
I recently posted a short example of how we should all be engaging with each other on the site, some rules to live by is maybe a better way to put it.
Disgrace | Politics
Sad you you think people are that stupid. People are that stupid, they just proved it. As I have said before, it’s the dumbing down of America. I’m afraid for this country, just look on this forum how some are justifying what’s happening.
I would challenge each of you reading this to go back through your post and see if you have gone against any of those general standards of good communication.
I have had countless request from members asking me to ban or delete members because they felt the other person was posting hate speech or untruths, I have in the same day also received request from other people in the same thread wanting me to ban or delete the 1st person because they felt they were stirring up trouble.
I recently added the ability for members to completely ignore single threads or entire forums in an attempt to allow you all to control what you see.
It's really starting to look like even being a group of enthusiast of the Almighty Hayabusa isn't enough to keep our community thriving and willing to discuss topics as grown adults.
I am stuck in the middle and from my perspective this site is a perfect reflection of our country and the challenges in front of it. Everyone wants freedom of speech until it doesn't agree with your agenda.
It's my belief that we as a society have lost the ability to have decent and relative conversations because we always want to be right and will use whatever we can find to use as ammo even if it might not be true or relative.
In the greatest years of this site it thrived not because we had the best features or most attractive look but because we held discussions and relationships to the highest regard. Post from members were hundreds of words that were well thought out and data was used to explain their stance, not to attack the other person as being wrong or less. To argue for your beliefs is important but you have to do it respectfully with the intent to help get your thoughts clearly over to the readers.
I have personally watched as Facebook took complete conversations away and started shorter less detailed post with one line replies. The worst thing FaceBook has done to communication is adding the LIKE button which made putting your thoughts in words even less important. We now see the same trend here as we have become victim to this as well. Even FaceBook's shorter messages aren't fast enough we now use 60 second videos on TIKTOK.
I will not get into the middle of the Section 230 issue, I do not have time to moderate this site all day and night. I do not have the funds to deal with litigation and I will in no way report to the US Government how I moderate. So let me be clear, I will not close out the politics section because those topics will just flow over to other forums, we can at least keep those sections cordoned off.
Even though we have less daily members now than we have ever had I spend more time dealing with daily drama and keeping things running. We barely make financial ends meet and to be perfectly honest I think we are on the closing days of the site.
This site is not what I make it, This site is what YOU MAKE IT. If you don't like politics great don't go into that thread, we have given the option to not see it. If you want to participate in a thread we surely appreciate the interaction and value your input but you need to post respectfully using the general standards of conversation.
If you disagree and can't type something nice then don't post anything at all, why there are so many people that feel they are required to reply to post with their differing opinion and argue about everything is beyond me. Remember it takes at least 2 people to have an argument, are you the other person?
The one thing we have always asked our members to do is treat each other with respect and have thoughtful discussion, this is how we learn about each other and maybe just maybe we learn something new.
You all decide how we proceed!
Cap
