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I too have noticed a change in the short amount of time that I've been here. And I think that alot of it comes from the increased number of religious/political threads being posted. I've even seen a recent thread in which bodily harm was threatened against a certian beloved floridian member. Now, I don't think that LPSG members should shy away from expressing thier views and believes ( how boring would that be?), but I think we should ask ourselves what we are trying to accomplish with our posts and retorts. The same thing can be said in many different ways. I am for open and eager exchanges of ideas and information, and that is not accomplished by baiting and insulting each other.
Originally posted by hung_big@Apr 26 2005, 11:23 PM
Hey All!
Alright, I thought I would address this issue because it's something near and dear to my heart. That is to say, LPSG is changing, and not for the better.
Of course, I don't want to make it sound like this site is deteriorating before my eyes, but it definetly is changing. There are a few things in the last while that I have noticed...
The atmosphere here is becoming very edgy. It almost seems as if people are constantely irritable here. If there is one place where you can vent, it's definetly LPSG, but I beg you all to not come on here with pent-up frustration and rage, just to release it on those of us who are trying to have a good time. I'm not accusing anyone in particular, but just the site as a whole.
We are at each-other's necks for so many different reasons. With all these discussions on politics and relgion it has us up to our eyeballs in disagreement. Of course, this is probably one of the best places on the internet to have such discussions because of the various intellects we have on this site and I'm not saying that we should stop them all together, but if you see that if you are going into a topic expecting to be worked up and angered, do NOT read it. I could probably tell you every regular's views on any given political or relgious topic and it isn't always needed that one broadcast their views. I have respect for people like DMW and CarolinaCurious who can have a level-headed discussion about relgion and learn from each-other.
I personally know quite a few people on this site and everyone I talk to has had their fair share of disappointments, arguments and disagreements. It always shocks me to see that (sorry for naming names) that people so amazing such as Jacinto, Jana, Nixxy, Skai, Freddie and many others are recieving such tactless PMs and responces. I hope this stops, because if we continue this way, we are going to drive each-other away, or end up forming little cliques.
One thing I have admired about LPSG the most is its realness. The people on this site that are of any quality, present themselves for exactly who they are, so please do not interpert this message as a cop for anyone to facade themselves into being somebody they are not. I just hope that we can all, myself included be more considerate of each-other when posting.
I love this site, and I love the people here. I don't think I could get by as well as I do now without you guys. I never thought I could get so attached over the internet, but it has happened. I want to make sure this forum is as great as I know it can be; by that I mean that we need to be the loving people I know we are capable of.
Before I go, I would like to offer my apologies to anyone I might have hurt, offended or tactlessly treated during my duration here at LPSG.
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I too have noticed a change in the short amount of time that I've been here. And I think that alot of it comes from the increased number of religious/political threads being posted. I've even seen a recent thread in which bodily harm was threatened against a certian beloved floridian member. Now, I don't think that LPSG members should shy away from expressing thier views and believes ( how boring would that be?), but I think we should ask ourselves what we are trying to accomplish with our posts and retorts. The same thing can be said in many different ways. I am for open and eager exchanges of ideas and information, and that is not accomplished by baiting and insulting each other.