Please respect each other on this forum

[rubber_ritchie]

I am a minor poster to this forum and look at it about once a week. I thank so many of you for posting such interesting and often informative articles and discussions.

Some discussions I have seen however , have turned into what I think is known as 'flaming'. I think this is usually against the rules in forums but I have seen a whole thread of it on this forum today.

Stelios and I have had discussions where we are totally disagreeing with each other but we discuss things civily and respect one anothers views. I think discussion is beneficial but such hostile argument achieves nothing but creating division and to those looking into this forum for the first time will make the movement look childish.

[Reflecter]

Good post Ritchie. A great deal of infighting or at the least uncivil discussion is afoot, that is purely self destructive. Reasoned debate should be possible over any issues presented here.

[festival of snickers]

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they like the rudeness i think

they like the Stelios style

[blackcat]

[mark_e]

I look but don't post to avoid getting caught up in all the bs that goes on with this forum. Such a shame that a great resource is squandered and divisions driven within the movement by certain posters.

[telecasterisation]

[ian neal]

May be it just has to be accepted that certain issues (such NPTs, TvF, DEWs and Steven Jones' Thermate/thermite theories and discussion of claims of disinfo/who is or is not 'playing for the away team') are by their very nature contentious and controversial within the movement. Short of censoring such debate (which wouldn't be healthy) I see these squabbles as inevitable on any 9/11 public forum.

I would love to see unity and a common sense of purpose and strategy across the movement but a public forum is not the place this will be built and achieved.

I see no obvious solutions other than what has been done so far: namely creating a specific section for discussion of these contentious issues. I suggest that if those users who like myself are thoroughly bored of the same old squabbles being endlessly played out just ignored them in future then these squabbles and divisions would die down or atleast assume far less importance in readers' minds.

[festival of snickers]

the internet is weird and people will resort to snide stuff and in person they are unlikely to insult or not as much

its funny and i have thoughts in my head like scenes that could happen like someone insults someone and they bash their face in somehwere in real life when insulted -others, i mean not me because im very calm and genteel

when insulted i just listen to it is all

[rodin]

I am seeing (on all forums) trolls seeking to inflame emotions, often resulting in a banning. We need to maintain discipline & dignity in posting, while yielding not one millimeter to threats.

[dontbelievethehype1970]

[dontbelievethehype1970]