Thread:Ancient Alien Astronaut/@comment-26581037-20180426050647/@comment-29954643-20180426220159

4solace wrote: Ancient Alien Astronaut wrote:

As for people quoting it, I have no control over that. But if you can word my comment so that it does not appear as a threat or intimidating, it can be submitted as a new post. It doesn't matter to me, I have already been given my first warning. Not only are you admitting that it is threatening, but you are actually asking an admin to change it. Wow, that is gall. No, I don't think that he meant that anyone (even an admin) reword his post to change his intent. I think, like me, there is confusion about whether his post could be worded in such a way to not be a threat, but instead get his point across. I agree with you, 4 and 8, the damage (whether if was a threat of any consequence or not) is done and I believe that the post was intended to intimidate.

But, I also wonder if there really is evidence of wrong doing. But, again, what might be wrong doing? A member, whether an admin or not, still has the right to not like someone and vote against them or write emails detailing a point of view. The problem comes when there is ever a request for others to follow that opinion blindly. Or any request to mistreat any member in an attempt to further a personal agenda. Or if any 'deals' are being made by any admin. Does anyone have the right to place a clause in a policy merely to impact a single member? Ever? The policy is supposed to ensure the rights of the individual as well as the group.

Already, I am seeing some baised treatment. Threats such as this one above is a warn-able offence but an admin and a member can be overtly slanderered and not a word is said. Why is that? Perhaps it was a little early to inflict a warning for a dumb comment. but perhaps it was the perfect time to 'draw the line', I don't know, but it is done now. I 'get it' either way. but I don't think that AAA deserved your 'mocking' reply. I believe that 'mocking' in and of itself is a warn-able offense too, isn't it? That is how I read your reply, and I belief that it was your intention to be mocking. - El

P.S. I recognize that some sarcastic comments, such as your comment, do not rise to any kind of true warn-able offense, but was it nice? I was just pointing out that you are an admin, and perhaps should err on the side of bland rather than colorful turns of phrase. We are not admins and, therefore, have a little more lee-way in our language choices. Is it fair? No, it isn't. But that is another one of the bad things about being an admin. You are held to a higher standard.

P.P.S. I am not 'picking' on only you. 4. I am taking this post by post and trying to only comment when I feel I have a new point to make. I just wanted to point out how easily a bad situation can be made worse when we deviate from the point being made and concentrate on the choice of words too much.