the mods refuse to release the thread i started because of fighting within it.
why is it so wrong for us to be human and make the occasional "error"? why not look at those moments with the lightness of the higher beings and the compassion and humor? or the curiosity of a chimp? or the neutrality of the aschen? our ancestors are aliens and chimps. lets act like them.
why is this board so afraid of those little moments and not able to let a thread stand? you can always lock it and let it be an example of our chimpish overlord behavior. i'm just wondering because i really don't understand it. so long as we fear our fight threads, so far as to hide them from sight, the longer they'll reign over us in repeat actions. because we'll not accept it and let it be without judgement.
i think there is a collective shadow here. and it's not being loved. as Ra says, there are no mistakes... well i disagree, but i think on a message board a loss of temper or the occasional smudging of rules is not a mistake, it's just a bump, a part of learning, a wart that needs acceptance, a pumpkin that needs the extra push to be a carriage.
sometimes the mods go too far in protecting rules as opposed to protecting the health of the community. rules are not an end to means, they're a means to an end. they should bend to the needs of people, not bend people. i don't think running away from looking at our little bumps is always healthy. people should be able to review their own posts if they wish, to learn from them. what does it really accomplish to shelve a thread because someone lost their cool in it? the value of the thread is not clear therefore it should not be assumed to be without any.
sometimes it seems like this place is a lot of 4D frosting, with buried darker feelings. the rules support such behavior because it gives a nice little environment where we can be lovey dovey. but i think ignoring the darker feelings isn't going to make them leave, i think just observing them without shame, forgiving them and accepting them is what will make them less prominent.
maybe noone gives a crumpet. this is just what i'm feeling.
i know the mods can say if you don't like it, leave. but why not have the discussion?
as i said before, which fell to deaf ears, i'm not suggesting cutting out rules all together. but rules should be questioned.
why is it so wrong for us to be human and make the occasional "error"? why not look at those moments with the lightness of the higher beings and the compassion and humor? or the curiosity of a chimp? or the neutrality of the aschen? our ancestors are aliens and chimps. lets act like them.
why is this board so afraid of those little moments and not able to let a thread stand? you can always lock it and let it be an example of our chimpish overlord behavior. i'm just wondering because i really don't understand it. so long as we fear our fight threads, so far as to hide them from sight, the longer they'll reign over us in repeat actions. because we'll not accept it and let it be without judgement.
i think there is a collective shadow here. and it's not being loved. as Ra says, there are no mistakes... well i disagree, but i think on a message board a loss of temper or the occasional smudging of rules is not a mistake, it's just a bump, a part of learning, a wart that needs acceptance, a pumpkin that needs the extra push to be a carriage.
sometimes the mods go too far in protecting rules as opposed to protecting the health of the community. rules are not an end to means, they're a means to an end. they should bend to the needs of people, not bend people. i don't think running away from looking at our little bumps is always healthy. people should be able to review their own posts if they wish, to learn from them. what does it really accomplish to shelve a thread because someone lost their cool in it? the value of the thread is not clear therefore it should not be assumed to be without any.
sometimes it seems like this place is a lot of 4D frosting, with buried darker feelings. the rules support such behavior because it gives a nice little environment where we can be lovey dovey. but i think ignoring the darker feelings isn't going to make them leave, i think just observing them without shame, forgiving them and accepting them is what will make them less prominent.
maybe noone gives a crumpet. this is just what i'm feeling.
i know the mods can say if you don't like it, leave. but why not have the discussion?
as i said before, which fell to deaf ears, i'm not suggesting cutting out rules all together. but rules should be questioned.
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