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Posted by ™ on 11-03-2002 at01:21:
just thinkin' out loud-
It occured to me after remembering a couple of long ago posts from people wondering if we might consider "toning" down a bit some of (many of?) our posts
that those of us who see Daniel Amos and this board as our own
might be doing so at the expense and exclusion of people with a more PG way of viewing things (?)
my point:
maybe some of the band members kids and other family (parents?) might want to visit their Dad's (son's?) band's message board but can't (or won't) because of the "tone" of many (most?) of the threads...?
in other words,
would we consider scratching the current threads and history and starting with a clean slate in more of a family oriented vain?
because
except for the few brave lasses it's become (always was?) mostly a "guys" board with a lot of "potty" humor...
(swallows hard)
Posted by John Foxe on 11-03-2002 at07:46:
I've asked
Good point. I don't know if we're turning anyone off or not; I hope I personally am not.
I will say I think the Audioris have done a good job of moderating the worst of it. It helps to put some of that stuff in it's own category, although it's not always followed.
Posted by baxter on 11-03-2002 at11:53:
Thanks TM
"What kind of friend would tell you lies to spare you from the bitter truth?" Is the DAMB a bitter truth at times?
Suffer the little one to come unto the DAMB without being assaulted by visions of skid marks and transgendered drunks? None of us want the little fishes to become sullied.
In my brief time, i have probably been one of the bigger offenders. Is all such "potty stuff" to be limited to the DUMP. Should the dump have a PG 13 rating?
i do think that our more contentious wrangling is more harmful to a little fishie than a skid mark though.
You are a good man, TM.
i will need to think more on this. Perhaps the Lord will blast me during worship today...
Posted by ™ on 11-03-2002 at16:03:
not forgetting
my own contributions to the locker room, and they've been many
I guess I'm wonderin' is the board better for our transparency (certainly we need to be open about our issues) or should we be able to visit here without feeling like we need a bath afterwards-
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I guess it's all sounding a bit codependent/controlling so let the chips fall where they may but I'm remembering the line from Spidey , "With great power comes great responcibility".
(not necessarily great spelling)
Posted by Dr Rich on 11-03-2002 at16:06:
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I am the worst speller here!
Posted by Mark on 11-03-2002 at16:24:
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Maybe so, but we have Gamgee to help with corrections.
Posted by Andrew on 11-03-2002 at16:27:
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We need a spool chucker
Posted by Dr Rich on 11-03-2002 at16:27:
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yes.
yes we do.
like it or not!
Posted by Lost Canine on 11-03-2002 at19:11:
I, for one, like a place where transparency can shine through, but I agree with you TM. If we are running people off or keeping children from visiting, let's do all we can to make it a pool of clean reflection.
LK-9
Posted by B Diddy on 11-03-2002 at19:57:
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I, for one, like a place where transparency can shine through, but I agree with you TM. If we are running people off or keeping children from visiting, let's do all we can to make it a pool of clean reflection.
LK-9
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It's a nice idea...
but it works both ways, I don't want to run people off because we are just like any other "Christian" message board that has such tight restrictions where people get all upset if you say poop or suck. And what about some of the serious topics we've talked about like the Internet Porn one. Do we want to avoid this stuff? Maybe this is the only place some feel that they can talk about these off topics without being censored to death. I don't think we want an R rated board, but maybe somewhere between PG and PG13?
As it is my 13 year old boy reads the board once in a while and there have only been a few things that I would not want him to read (or look at). And I would let my 9 year old read 70% of this stuff. But others may not let their kids read anything here... we all have a different idea of what’s offensive and what's not.
I would think that if a band member was concerned about this message board that they would tell the Townsends and they would tell us. I agree that some things get out of hand, but let's not go overboard the other way.
Thanks TM, for the reminder to keep it clean.
I'm sure just bringing up the issue will help us all to tone it down.
BD
So who's gonna make the rules... dr. rich or mugs?
Posted by ™ on 11-03-2002 at21:46:
good points
one and all
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agreed, so maybe there could be a disclaimer of some sort?
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I would think that if a band member was concerned about this message board that they would tell the Townsends and they would tell us. I agree that some things get out of hand, but let's not go overboard the other way.
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thanks Mr. Diddy for balance and perspective
Posted by baxter on 11-03-2002 at21:57:
i always look to a diddy for balance.
Posted by ™ on 11-04-2002 at02:33:
for our next little diddy-
-we'd like to play Town Without Pity...
(ba-doomp-pish!)
Posted by jc on 11-04-2002 at11:23:
i'M NOT LILLY WHITE
in this regard either-
so perhaps even keeping in mind
that EVERYONE can read anything you post-
if it gets heated-you may want to one on one with a particular
person or issue..
tm- you did bring up a good point-and BD also-
there should be some middle ground.
JimIny
Posted by carl on 11-04-2002 at12:05:
Perhaps the wisest thing....
....if we can all honor/live with it.... is to declare certain sectors of the board, uh, "poopy-free zones".... I know that was tried informally, but I'm not sure how well it's held up....
Posted by Lost Canine on 11-04-2002 at18:10:
My vote is with Doc! I think he would make a great Governor or MN too!
Posted by EdHead on 11-04-2002 at19:27:
We could call him Doctor "Body" Rich...and then he might stand a chance...
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