[swimdawg]

Originally Posted by TheVillageChicken

Now we're talkin'

Swimdawg Post of the Day Award!

[redwitch]

Originally Posted by l2ridehd

So for the whole month we can have no dog poop, round about, bad food, or electric vs gas debates? There will be no posts.

Sure there will -- lots of stuff for sale. And if you can talk about dog poop, round abouts, bad food and electric v. gas and be civil, don't see why they have to be unmentionables.

Who knows, maybe we'll have a whole of month of how nice it was visiting so and so; how great the food and service was at such and such; how seeing the tail wagging the dog on its walk was such a great joy; and so on that we won't have to pick on someone cause we disagree or are afraid they might be a troll or it doesn't fit our sensibilities of behavior.

[njbchbum]

Can we have the political forum brought back for that same duration?

[billethkid]

why not....it is what most do anyway everyday.

Maybe the admin would allow political discussions with these rules in place.....well ya never know!!

[Golfingnut]

We have a very nice compliment of forums right now. Let's not add any more please.

[jebartle]

What a great New Year's resolution for us all!....btw, Do movie reviews count?..(remember, I did say the popcorn was good).....giggle

[DougB]

Originally Posted by redwitch

What if we were to make January a month of no negative posts? That is, if a newbie posts about something occurring, we thank them for the information instead of doubting their word? If someone says something you disagree with, you thank them for their opinion and keep your negative thoughts to yourself? If you get the urge to be snarky, you simply type your response but don't send it (deleting it later)? If you get the urge to be negative for any reason, you say it to yourself but don't post it?

I promise to not roll my eyes at VPL food posts (sorry, VPL, couldn't resist). I promise to not think "snarky" when Doug is being witty (again, just couldn't resist). I promise to not let the praises to the rafters about the Morses get stuck in my craw and "force" me to say something. I promise that if I don't like the food or service in a restaurant, I will keep it to myself for 31 days. I promise to not let those poor, misguided conservative souls get under my skin.

A WHOLE month?? Shouldn't we begin with baby steps?

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

We have a very nice compliment of forums right now. Let's not add any more please.

Would this be considered "negative?"

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa

Would this be considered "negative?"

I have been here long enough to be positive the return of a certain form would bring back very negative posts and lots of them. No offense to those in favor, but it was closed for that very reason.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by redwitch

What if we were to make January a month of no negative posts? That is, if a newbie posts about something occurring, we thank them for the information instead of doubting their word? If someone says something you disagree with, you thank them for their opinion and keep your negative thoughts to yourself? If you get the urge to be snarky, you simply type your response but don't send it (deleting it later)? If you get the urge to be negative for any reason, you say it to yourself but don't post it?

I promise to not roll my eyes at VPL food posts (sorry, VPL, couldn't resist). I promise to not think "snarky" when Doug is being witty (again, just couldn't resist). I promise to not let the praises to the rafters about the Morses get stuck in my craw and "force" me to say something. I promise that if I don't like the food or service in a restaurant, I will keep it to myself for 31 days. I promise to not let those poor, misguided conservative souls get under my skin.

I respect the gesture and the suggestion. However, that's been done before. It was called Liar Liar with Jim Carrey. It did not work in the movie nor will it work here.

Its one thing to be honest, quite another to be nasty. Beside which how does one take the negative out of something that is negative?

I believe people should speak their minds as it is more honest and if they are negative by others standards, that's on them ,not you or me and they have to live with themselves

If everyone followed your suggestions to the letter TOTV threads would all be shut down except for For Sale or Just For Fun and a few others.

Hope that is not too negative for some Just saying.............

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by redwitch

What if we were to make January a month of no negative posts? That is, if a newbie posts about something occurring, we thank them for the information instead of doubting their word? If someone says something you disagree with, you thank them for their opinion and keep your negative thoughts to yourself?

I hate to shatter the general spirit of comity with which your suggestion has been received, but I doubt that I have the necessary reserve of personal restraint to prevent me from "correcting" someone who says something with which I disagree.

That may be, in part, because I don't think I express myself with negative thoughts, but rather attempt to be positive and uplifting with my reasoned arguments in correcting the misconceptions or errors in reasoning of others.

(You may note that I write very long sentences; the first one, above, is about 41 words long. I learned long ago that it is characteristic of someone who spends too long in administrative positions in the federal government to write excessively long sentences.)

(You may also note that there is a not-too-subtle undertone of arrogance in my assumption that my opinion will be the correct one. I can't blame that on government service; that's just me. Well, not really. I think of myself as the alternate persona of Underdog; you remember..... "humble and lovable Shoeshine Boy.")

Well, I guess I've dug a deep enough hole for myself. I'll go now, leaving you with the reminder that it's not January yet.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by rubicon

I respect the gesture and the suggestion. However, that's been done before. It was called Liar Liar with Jim Carrey. It did not work in the movie nor will it work here.

Its one thing to be honest, quite another to be nasty. Beside which how does one take the negative out of something that is negative?

I believe people should speak their minds as it is more honest and if they are negative by others standards, that's on them ,not you or me and they have to live with themselves

If everyone followed your suggestions to the letter TOTV threads would all be shut down except for For Sale or Just For Fun and a few others.

Hope that is not too negative for some Just saying.............

I have to agree with rubicon on this one , Dee. Two reasons: I don't want a "fluffy" forum; and I think we should all debate/speak our minds and let the moderator decide who the offenders are.

Much as I respect you, Dee, your post asking for the cessation of negative posts actually became a negative post with your examples of what you are thinking but won't say for a month!

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

I have been here long enough to be positive the return of a certain form would bring back very negative posts and lots of them. No offense to those in favor, but it was closed for that very reason.

You missed my point, which was a joke.

I was not expressing a view regarding the restoration of a political forum.

I was indicating that a post opposing the restoration of a political forum was a negative posting since it opposed a suggestion that had been made by someone else.

(Indicating, perhaps, the impractical side of redwitch's suggestion.)

I think I'm understanding why some attempts at humor on TOTV fall flat.

[Golfingnut]

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa

You missed my point, which was a joke.

I was not expressing a view regarding the restoration of a political forum.

I was indicating that a post opposing the restoration of a political forum was a negative posting since it opposed a suggestion that had been made by someone else.

(Indicating, perhaps, the impractical side of redwitch's suggestion.)

I think I'm understanding why some attempts at humor on TOTV fall flat.

I am slow, but got it now. This site sure gets busy on rainy days.

Have a good one Tampa.

[DonH57]

Thirty days huh?