I will let Ra echo my own thoughts as to the proper balance for moderation.
I'm of the opinion that disagreement is an organizational phenomenon. You never find out more clearly where everybody actually stands until there is an argument. Personally I believe that these things emerge for a variety of reasons but in general I think when they manifest it is just the 'final stage' of an internal process which has been taking place. Usually conflict exist long before they are ever addressed on principle.
I think there are two main factors in a forum, especially such as this: What is the focus of the forum? And the second being, what is the focus of the individual?
The fact is that these things are what come in to play when it comes to 'community' arguments. In that, I think it needs to be seen that if you are going to maintain a focus for the forum then you must be prepared that there will be people who have their own focus and may try to shift the focus of the forum towards their focus.
By that same token, people who come here with whatever we focus need to be prepared that they may be nudged towards the focus of the forum.
Quite simply, I don't think an 'anything goes, accept everyone' free for all is the way to build a community, but without a clearly established focus the rules will be enforced arbitrarily.
Accepting anyone to come play is easier said than done. When you have a new kid join in the sandbox, but suddenly they start destroying other peoples' sandcastles, do you tell every other child to turn their cheek and accept the destruction, or do you address the destructive child?
The fact is that people can be destructive even if they don't mean to be. A child having an emotional tantrum is obvious to the turmoil they create around them. I think adults are the same way when they are locked in their emotions and have already made up their minds. They will think what they think.
Quote:Ra: I am Ra. The lobes of your physical complex brain are alike in their use of weak electrical energy. The entity ruled by intuition and impulse is equal to the entity governed by rational analysis when polarity is considered. The lobes may both be used for service to self or service to others. It may seem that the rational or analytical mind might have more of a possibility of successfully pursuing the negative orientation due to the fact that, in our understanding, too much order is by its essence negative. However, this same ability to structure abstract concepts and to analyze experiential data may be the key to rapid positive polarization. It may be said that those whose analytical capacities are predominant have somewhat more to work with in polarizing.
I'm of the opinion that disagreement is an organizational phenomenon. You never find out more clearly where everybody actually stands until there is an argument. Personally I believe that these things emerge for a variety of reasons but in general I think when they manifest it is just the 'final stage' of an internal process which has been taking place. Usually conflict exist long before they are ever addressed on principle.
I think there are two main factors in a forum, especially such as this: What is the focus of the forum? And the second being, what is the focus of the individual?
The fact is that these things are what come in to play when it comes to 'community' arguments. In that, I think it needs to be seen that if you are going to maintain a focus for the forum then you must be prepared that there will be people who have their own focus and may try to shift the focus of the forum towards their focus.
By that same token, people who come here with whatever we focus need to be prepared that they may be nudged towards the focus of the forum.
Quite simply, I don't think an 'anything goes, accept everyone' free for all is the way to build a community, but without a clearly established focus the rules will be enforced arbitrarily.
Accepting anyone to come play is easier said than done. When you have a new kid join in the sandbox, but suddenly they start destroying other peoples' sandcastles, do you tell every other child to turn their cheek and accept the destruction, or do you address the destructive child?
The fact is that people can be destructive even if they don't mean to be. A child having an emotional tantrum is obvious to the turmoil they create around them. I think adults are the same way when they are locked in their emotions and have already made up their minds. They will think what they think.
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