Shortly after TOTV opened it became apparent that not all participants wanted to engage in civil discourse. So I authored a topic which essentially said ignore the trolls and perhaps they will go away.

A look back at various topics demonstrates that it is not working. So perhaps an re-affirmation is in order.

The majority of us simply want to engage in civil discourse. Perhaps the creation and adherence of a mission statement will assist us in reaching that goal. I'll make a first attempt and look forward for some guidance from more gifted members

Where as it is beneficial to the exchange of ideas
and said ideas are best express by good faith intent
we as members will engage in civil discourse
to promote fair and balanced understanding of issues
and to respect the rights and feeling of others

If the majority reject this idea as unnecessary let's at least all make an effort to ignore the malcontents because honestly it is just taking away the joy and benefit of Political Talk. And for those of us on TOTV for sometime the limited range of topics in other categories on this forum don't leave much. I mean how many times can you talk about round-a-bouts, eateries, multi-modal paths or speeders etc. Respectively Submitted

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