dataq1 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:15 am
I am reluctant to say this out load, but "all this crap" was triggered by Palerider's personal attack. Had he, in assuming your place as moderator, been a bit more polite not reverted to personal attack, instigating this hijack, "all this crap could have been prevented".
And I disagree....we have had this same sort of "discussion" so many times that I have lost count and PR wasn't even involved.
Just the other day I had it happen to me and I wasn't rude or blunt or sarcastic and in fact I was trying to ward off direct "attacks" that I knew were on the horizon.
Some members are rather blunt and use 2 X 4's when delivering messages. Short and sweet and very blunt but that doesn't mean it's not the truth.
PR is blunt and often uses a 2 X 4 but he isn't the only one here that does that...and there's no rule against being blunt and direct with one's comments. Remember there are really no hard fast rules here unless they violate the terms of agreement well all agreed to when we became member of the forum here (that no one ever bothers to read I am sure).
dataq1 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 28, 2021 8:15 am
espectully, Maybe, just maybe, posters as myself, view seeking technical information as different than seeking advice on their individual therapy.
Certainly It creates unnecessary confusion if a newbie were to post 'what do I do with my therapy because of what happened on Sunday night' and then create a new thread "what do I do with my therapy because of what happened on Monday night", etc.
That situation is significantly different than asking for the community's collective knowledge about 'the pros and cons of a certain humidifer, versus the definition of an H event flag. Perhaps only in my mind, but those two questions deserve two different threads.
You are certainly free to differ in your opinion as to what deserves two different threads and you are certainly free to differ with how you think this forum should do things.
I just love it when newbies come here and tell us that the way we have been doing things here for years is the wrong way.
We do the best we can given what we are given and I respectfully disagree with pretty much all you said.
Are there exceptions to the rule??? Of course there are but again "use some common sense folks".
The cold fact of life is if someone posts repeatedly to new threads and it comes to the point that someone mentions that it would be best if someone would keep to one thread....it has annoyed some forum members and maybe...just maybe it would be best to heed that advice.
Now what happens when a person doesn't heed that advice....not much except fighting about it derails a thread like this one here...no one gets banned...no one gets posting privileges restricted...nothing much happens except that a veteran forum member will likely just ignore that person and that person might miss out on some real help down the road.
Those forum members who often use 2 X 4s....actually have a wealth of knowledge to share but they simply don't have much patience for people that annoy them. It is the way they are and there's no rule against being short on patience here either. I used to cringe a bit when I saw someone's 2 X 4 come out but after essentially getting the same sort of response when I say the same thing but much softer and more politically correct...I have decided that I don't care any more.
If it doesn't violate the terms of agreement...I won't do or say anything.
No personal attacks or name calling or something similar was ever said by PR in this thread. He voiced a thought that went through his head that went through mine before he ever said what he said. He didn't call anyone some rude name or attack someone's IQ or anything like that.
Me....my patience grows shorter every day it seems like.
I may have to RISE but I refuse to SHINE.
If you want to try the Eclipse mask and want a special promo code to get a little off the price...send me a private message.
For sure guarantees that person a place on my Foe list so I will simply ignore that person. I figure if they don't want my help...I won't offer it and won't waste my time reading whatever they post. 
