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Originally posted by vivifyI have found the whole thing to be a charade that doesn't even vaguely mirror the reality certain people intended ... I would argue that regardless of our anonymity on these boards, in general we are no more hostile online than we are in "real life". The reason for this being that we are not so exposed to the diversity of views one finds on the interwebs in the offline world, and don't admit into our discussions those whom we would be hostile towards on here.
Was August a total failure? Was it a waste of time? Did anyone go the entire month without deliberately insulting or disrespecting another poster? Is it even worth having next year?
Indeed if the likes of RJHinds, checkbaiter, or RBHill were to barge un-invited into a conversation I was having even with strangers it wouldn't take long for me to start insulting them and requesting they, not-so-politely, ***k off elsewhere.
If there is another such August next year my stance and level of participation will not change..
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-Removed-It is fuzzy until analyzed. A more rigorous approach to post-August analysis of how things went might start with a sociogram.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociogram
That link mentions cliques and misbehavior, which seem relevant.
All the information needed to do further analysis of August, even to compare it to other months, is present in the spirituality forum history.
Originally posted by AgergSo, why don't you tell us how you really feel? 😉
I have found the whole thing to be a charade that doesn't even vaguely mirror the reality certain people intended ... I would argue that regardless of our anonymity on these boards, in general we are no more hostile online than we are in "real life". The reason for this being that we are not so exposed to the diversity of views one finds on the interwebs in th ...[text shortened]... If there is another such August next year my stance and level of participation will not change..