Quote Originally Posted by Togakure View Post
@ Kikuchiyo: Respect is not needed? I must respectfully disagree. Respectful behavior at least, is definitely needed, else one risks being labeled as self-righteous, conceited, combative, and a number of other undesirable labels, and summarily dismissed from consideration by a group. I have learned this the hard way (and still slip sometimes; it's challenging for "strong" personalities). This defeats the purpose of being an agent for positive change.

Identifying problems is not so difficult in situations like this; devising solutions that work for the majority of stakeholders--those being every member and staff here--and selling them effectively, is not so easy. You've shared your opinion on what you think should be and needs to be, poignantly. I agree with some, but not with all, and as the tone of each subsequent post grates, it becomes harder to overlook the delivery and focus on the message.

To be taken seriously, I think mutually respectful behavior is required.
I think you misunderstood me, but I should have expressed myself better (not my strongest point), apologies. I was referring to this:

With respect,

*bows*
And I simply meant "honoured but, no need, thank you anyway - same to you".

On your point though, I do agree with what you say in theory, but we cannot force people to be polite, we can only make a good example and hope that some follow it. The .org should not be "forging and shaping young minds". The mods have a job to do. As I said to other staff members some months ago (not an exact quote): "a moderator's job is to remove offensive material, do the houskeeping and keep the board clean". When it comes to moderating, deleting the the huge porn image that has been posted on someone's profile is priority over issuing a warning to the one that posted it.

I'm glad you said my tone is starting to "grate", I think it's because I've said enough, for now anyway.

Regards