I don't think the moderators need to enforce this kind of thing (unless something really extreme happens). But here are some kinds of requests that I think are quite different:Robert wrote:It is in the "Current Events and Politics" section.Bootstrap wrote:This thread is not about politics, it is about our response as Christians.
I started another thread that addresses the politics of the issue. But I really would like to have a thread where we discuss our own response and understandings as Christians.
My struggle with restricting what people say or post is that when we restrict one, we will find that later, we, ourselves, can be silenced.
I appreciate your kind reminder, but struggle with the limitations that were placed in this section of the forum. If you placed the thread in the wrong forum, feel free to ask to have it moved.
- The subject of this thread is X, if you want to discuss something else, please start a new thread. That's not silencing people, that's asking for space to discuss something, while leaving room for the other person to speak in another thread. A thread on a different topic does not compete with discussion of X, it makes room for it.
- I have expressed my exalted opinion, and if you are going to challenge my facts or disagree, go away. That's not asking for space to discuss a topic, that's saying only one opinion can be expressed, and nobody should check facts. I think that's toxic. If the other person wants to discuss the same topic, they could start a competing thread. If they do, you wind up with toxic cross-chatter. If your opinion is not up for discussion, it doesn't belong on a discussion forum.
- I don't like you, go away. That's just toxic, period. It is usually expressed in much more religious language, of course, making it clear that the person saying it is so much holier than the other person.
Hmmm ... are there different rules in different sections? If so, could you put a reminder of the rules in the header for the sections?Robert wrote:I appreciate your kind reminder, but struggle with the limitations that were placed in this section of the forum.
Sounds like starting things in a different section might be helpful if I want to avoid culture wars.