Website Code of Conduct: Please read
Over the past few months, certain discussions on this website have taken a turn for the worse. I think in general, the discussions here are pretty good and informative, but sometimes things just seem to go downhill.
Usually, this involves people getting into a heated discussion then resorting to personal attacks, lies, and false information posted in the comments.
I generally avoid deleting messages, but when things get out of hand, I need to take a stronger stance. So far, I haven't deleted many of the messages posted here. I always hope that people can restrain their anger and work things out amicably. I also tend to turn a blind eye to off-topic posts that show up in the wrong forums. Usually the only things I delete are spam messages (advertising that has nothing to do with this neighbourhood), but more recently I deleted some others.
One that I deleted today was a message about the Erwin Krickhahn Park expansion. That message was inappropriately posted to the Brownstones on Bloor forum, which has nothing to do with the park. I mentioned this in the message. And now complaints of "censorship" of that message are posted in a forum about local computer businesses (these off-topic messages will be deleted too)
I also deleted a message from a local business who posted an event advertisement in the comments of the DIGIN meeting announcement.
In both of these cases, the messages are completely off-topic.
I'm not censoring anyone here, but just asking that you please choose the correct place to post your messages. If you want to talk about Erwin Krickhahn Park, please use one of the many existing forums that already discuss that subject, rather than posting off-topic messages elsewhere. Alternately, anyone can create a new forum topic by visiting the forums. You can also use the Search feature of this site to find previous posts.
I also want to point everyone to the Code of Conduct that was recently posted here. Please read it and keep it in mind when posting to this site. I can appreciate that everyone here may have different opinions, but please try to be civil and keep your messages on-topic.
Lastly, if you don't like the way that this site is run, nobody is forcing you to visit or post here. You can start up your own website, and set your own rules.
Again, please read the Code of Conduct. And if you want to discuss this Code of Conduct, please post HERE, and not all over the other forums.
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the code
That posting on the wrong site was probably me from Boo's. Sometimes I get lost in this maze. I second scott in his observations in the running of this site. A very well organised site with forums and space for all. I have learned much about our neighbourhood from this site and click on several times daily to find out whats up. We have also used it to advertise some events at Boo's for which we are grateful.
It is important for everyone to remember that a difference in opinion is NOT a personal attack and to keep into perspective the diversity in what we each feel is important. Please keep up the good work with this site. It takes alot of it.
Michael & Shellley
Boo
Censorship, Code of Conduct. Not for me keep it
Vic, This website was designed as an information tool. Speak about Fuzzz, Digin meeting, Brownstones, Recipe and so on. So when I try to let ours know about an Important issue like contamination, process, transparacy, govenment spending of $60.000. To me this is Important. But instead you rather delete it, so one can hear about or speak about. Sorry, I have other ways of letting people know about what is happening in our community, it's there right to know.
[off-topic stuff deleted, again]
Explanation
Jack,
Please read what I wrote again. I have no problem with you posting information about this neighbourhood on this site. I have never deleted your messages before this week, even the ones that were posted in off-topic areas.
The reason I deleted that message is simple, and I tried to explain this twice already: You posted a message about Erwin Krickhahn Park into a forum about Brownstones on Bloor. If you had posted it to one of the many discussions about the park, I would have had no problem with that. You can even start your own discussion forums by clicking into the Forum area.
But instead, you keep posting off-topic stuff all over the site. It's turning this place into a cluttered mess.
On that note, I'm deleting your off-topic posting from this forum AGAIN. If you want to post it, go right ahead, but please use one of the existing forums about the park!!
To save you the trouble, I'll even post a link to an appropriate forum for you:
here
Vic You have done a great job
Vic
You have done a great job on this site from day one when you we the person who actually started this site and got it running. All credible blogs, newsgroups, social media and online newspapers have a code of conduct to keep people on topic, respectful of others, to limit partisan attacks, to block spam and generally maintain a balance of opinion and information. The code of conduct applies to everybody the same so nobody should have any problems with it being enforced. Almost everybody who has had differences of opinion on this site are friends still and involved in community activities.
Codes of conduct is the way it is done. The great thing about the internet is that if you cant live within a respectful framework on a site you can always start your own blog or website and say whatever you want.
Its tough being the webmaster but the community appreciates it and supports you and I am sure sees the code of conduct as reasonable.