Ad Hominem Moratorium

Metsfanmax · Post by **Metsfanmax** » Sun May 19, 2013 10:03 pm

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.

Phatscotty · Post by **Phatscotty** » Sun May 19, 2013 10:06 pm

Army of GOD · Post by **Army of GOD** » Sun May 19, 2013 10:08 pm

is this a trap thread for Timminz?

DoomYoshi · Post by **DoomYoshi** » Sun May 19, 2013 10:45 pm

Interestingly enough, this corresponds with forum week. Therefore, it is part of Forum Week! Yay for civility.

Baron Von PWN · Post by **Baron Von PWN** » Sun May 19, 2013 10:48 pm

You're just a squirel mets I can't take you seriously.

nietzsche · Post by **nietzsche** » Mon May 20, 2013 12:08 am

Dear Mets:

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

john9blue · Post by **john9blue** » Mon May 20, 2013 4:34 am

see you guys in a week i guess

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Mon May 20, 2013 5:32 am

Detroit turned the tables in Game 2. Game 3 coming up tonight.

You silly heads.

Bollocks.

p.s. I WANT SIGN!

Symmetry · Post by **Symmetry** » Mon May 20, 2013 7:45 am

I'm in.

Timminz · Post by **Timminz** » Mon May 20, 2013 10:36 am

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...

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Mon May 20, 2013 10:47 am

Where do animated gifs and youtube videos fit into all of this?

--Andy

Metsfanmax · Post by **Metsfanmax** » Mon May 20, 2013 12:25 pm

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.

Army of GOD · Post by **Army of GOD** » Mon May 20, 2013 12:36 pm

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.

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Mon May 20, 2013 12:54 pm

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.

--Andy

DoomYoshi · Post by **DoomYoshi** » Mon May 20, 2013 1:12 pm

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.

thegreekdog · Post by **thegreekdog** » Mon May 20, 2013 3:17 pm

Shit, I just read this. I'm in as of now.

john9blue · Post by **john9blue** » Mon May 20, 2013 4:51 pm

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...

Lootifer · Post by **Lootifer** » Mon May 20, 2013 4:59 pm

Hrmm, ok...

Phatscotty · Post by **Phatscotty** » Mon May 20, 2013 7:09 pm

Woodruff in?

Woodruff · Post by **Woodruff** » Mon May 20, 2013 7:09 pm

Phatscotty wrote:Woodruff in?

f*ck you.

Phatscotty · Post by **Phatscotty** » Mon May 20, 2013 7:11 pm

Woodruff wrote:
Phatscotty wrote:Woodruff in?

f*ck you.

hint: this thread is about you

MegaProphet · Post by **MegaProphet** » Mon May 20, 2013 7:15 pm

I'm in

Woodruff · Post by **Woodruff** » Mon May 20, 2013 7:25 pm

Phatscotty wrote:
Woodruff wrote:
Phatscotty wrote:Woodruff in?

f*ck you.

hint: this thread is about you

Hint: f*ck you.

Phatscotty · Post by **Phatscotty** » Mon May 20, 2013 7:40 pm

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?

Lootifer · Post by **Lootifer** » Mon May 20, 2013 7:43 pm

I think you should be quiet.

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