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Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2013 10:03 pm
by Metsfanmax
Off Topic denizens,

I'm a bit depressed by what has happened in this forum over the last several weeks. We are now at the point where a significant number of posts I read, if not the majority, are about some ad hominem attack instead of about meaningful political or social discourse. It is toxic, and it just makes the place un-fun for all involved. It is quite simply uninteresting to read people go back and forth about some trivial point.

So, I propose a one week moratorium on all ad hom comments. For Wednesday, May 22 to Wednesday, May 29, I ask you not to comment on someone's intelligence, or their background knowledge. I ask you to refrain from telling someone they don't know what they're talking about, or from telling them that you know more than them. In short, if you don't have something constructive to say, don't say it. It's just one week. Afterward, you can go back to calling people idiots, if you really want to. But hopefully we can learn to go back to the way things used to be around here.

If you choose to participate, please sign your name publicly in this thread.

I, Metsfanmax, will refrain from all ad hominem comments for a period of one week.

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2013 10:06 pm
by Phatscotty
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Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2013 10:08 pm
by Army of GOD
is this a trap thread for Timminz?

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2013 10:45 pm
by DoomYoshi
Interestingly enough, this corresponds with forum week. Therefore, it is part of Forum Week! Yay for civility.

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Sun May 19, 2013 10:48 pm
by Baron Von PWN
You're just a squirel mets I can't take you seriously.

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 12:08 am
by nietzsche
Dear Mets:

No. You need to focus in your fantasy baseball team.

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 4:34 am
by john9blue
see you guys in a week i guess

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 5:32 am
by Serbia
Detroit turned the tables in Game 2. Game 3 coming up tonight.

You silly heads.

Bollocks.

p.s. I WANT SIGN!

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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:45 am
by Symmetry
I'm in.

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:36 am
by Timminz
Army of GOD wrote:is this a trap thread for Timminz?


You clearly don't know what you're talking about.

You Knicks fans are all the same...

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:47 am
by AndyDufresne
Where do animated gifs and youtube videos fit into all of this?


--Andy

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 12:25 pm
by Metsfanmax
AndyDufresne wrote:Where do animated gifs and youtube videos fit into all of this?


--Andy


I think you might just have to stop posting for a week.

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 12:36 pm
by Army of GOD
Timminz wrote:
Army of GOD wrote:is this a trap thread for Timminz?


You clearly don't know what you're talking about.

You Knicks fans are all the same...


AT LEAST IM NOT A GIANT DICKHEAD






And thank god neither are you. Actually, I'm pretty sure that never occurs in modern society, but whatever.

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 12:54 pm
by AndyDufresne
Metsfanmax wrote:
AndyDufresne wrote:Where do animated gifs and youtube videos fit into all of this?


--Andy


I think you might just have to stop posting for a week.



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--Andy

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 1:12 pm
by DoomYoshi
We need to come up with a great new alternative physics theory that has a score of at least 500.http://primes.utm.edu/notes/crackpot.html

Then, since nobody knows anything more than anybody else, we can all ignore the physicists on the forum and accept this new theory as truth, at least for the week.

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 3:17 pm
by thegreekdog
Shit, I just read this. I'm in as of now.

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 4:51 pm
by john9blue
thegreekdog wrote:Shit, I just read this. I'm in as of now.


haha, awesome, now we all get to diss greekdog next monday and he won't be able to fight back

edit: wait it starts on the 22nd?? to think i've been nice this whole time...

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 4:59 pm
by Lootifer
Hrmm, ok...

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:09 pm
by Phatscotty
Woodruff in?

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:09 pm
by Woodruff
Phatscotty wrote:Woodruff in?


f*ck you.

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:11 pm
by Phatscotty
Woodruff wrote:
Phatscotty wrote:Woodruff in?


f*ck you.


hint: this thread is about you

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:15 pm
by MegaProphet
I'm in

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:25 pm
by Woodruff
Phatscotty wrote:
Woodruff wrote:
Phatscotty wrote:Woodruff in?


f*ck you.


hint: this thread is about you


Hint: f*ck you.

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:40 pm
by Phatscotty
Woodruff wrote:
Phatscotty wrote:
Woodruff wrote:
Phatscotty wrote:Woodruff in?


f*ck you.


hint: this thread is about you


Hint: f*ck you.



The goal is to make the forum a better/less toxic place.

What does everyone else think? Should Woodruff sign?

Re: Ad Hominem Moratorium

PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:43 pm
by Lootifer
I think you should be quiet.