Post by timebender on Nov 25, 2007 14:19:44 GMT -5
I have been a member of this forum around a month now and I am happily amazed at how the members of this forum conduct themselves. A great number of threads are generated here with many points of view. Often I have seen discussions with disagreement and positions form oposite poles and at the same time those instances have been healthy and respectful opposing views on a subject. That is not only admirable, it is just plain healthy. There can be (and has been) a thread having to do with auto vs. quartz. The healthy part is the newbie that is reading the great debate will learn a great deal about both movements and that would be very valuable to that person. That is just one of many examples I could site.
I am amazed at the lack of trolls in this forum. I think it is the only forum/newsgroup/board/etc., I have ever been in that did not have at least one. I did see a post the other day from someone that is not a regular member of this group slant Invicta owners with a remark that he "respected" Timex owners over Invicta owners. However, that was only one line out of his opinions and even after it was pointed out to him he did not seem to understand that he had in fact insulted anyone. Truthfully, even though that was bad taste I do not think he intended to and I don't think he realizes today that he did. That is not a troll. A troll is someone that comes into a group and plants a thread for the soul purpose to start a flame or try to egg on someone else into moving their gentlemanly disagreement into a flame.
My hat is off to the members and administrators of this forum. How you have kept this from happening I have not a clue.
Of course, unless it is a trolls fear that Rusty would unloose the flying monkeys to come after them for doing so.
I am having a great time in here. Thank you all very much!
I am amazed at the lack of trolls in this forum. I think it is the only forum/newsgroup/board/etc., I have ever been in that did not have at least one. I did see a post the other day from someone that is not a regular member of this group slant Invicta owners with a remark that he "respected" Timex owners over Invicta owners. However, that was only one line out of his opinions and even after it was pointed out to him he did not seem to understand that he had in fact insulted anyone. Truthfully, even though that was bad taste I do not think he intended to and I don't think he realizes today that he did. That is not a troll. A troll is someone that comes into a group and plants a thread for the soul purpose to start a flame or try to egg on someone else into moving their gentlemanly disagreement into a flame.
My hat is off to the members and administrators of this forum. How you have kept this from happening I have not a clue.
Of course, unless it is a trolls fear that Rusty would unloose the flying monkeys to come after them for doing so.
I am having a great time in here. Thank you all very much!