Rules/Actions/Consequences

***MeatyTreats*** · #1 02-22-2009, 08:55 AM

Hello Everyone,

Recently many members of the community have been voicing their displeasure with the direction the community is heading. This thread is not to single anyone out and as far as I'm concerned, what is done is done. This is a simple reminder to everyone!

If a post makes you angry, upset or pissed off, then by all means voice your opinion, just do so in a respectful and constructive manner. Name calling, rudeness and other mean actions are not acceptable.

I fully realize that emotions are high and life is not great for a lot of us for one reason or another (economy/personal issues/life in general). However, that is not an excuse to lash out, be hateful, rude or belittle someone just because you have the luxury of anonymity.

There have been rules in place at Chazhound for a long time. They are located here: http://www.chazhound.com/forums/t27114/ I suggest that everyone, mods included, read ALL OF THE RULES again. They will be enforced for the greater good of the community, no exceptions!

Some important things to note:
1. I believe everyone should have a clean slate going forward. Forget what you have done or haven't done. It's in the past and the mods have been instructed to view everyone that way.
2. We all make Chazhound what it is. If this is a place you truly care for, then acting respectful shouldn't be too difficult. Try to imagine you are in a real life, face to face situation.
3. Starting March 1st, 2009 the rules that have been in place here for years, will be enforced.

Chazhound is a wonderful place full of love, support and caring! Everyone has a responsibility to keep it that way! This includes members, mods and owners.

MT

LauraLeigh · #2 02-22-2009, 09:21 AM

I agree that the past is past.... I enjoy Chaz and am glad I stuck around! I just personally feel it's important to give people a chance ( Newbies ) and I'll share why:

I joined a Cockatoo forum several years back, unknown to me at the time of joining they were very Pro Rescue and had strong opinions and views about Breeding Toos, I joined blind and ignorant to many of the issues, My first post was about the unweaned baby I had just put a deposit on and how cute she was..... In that forum, that was very Troll like, many of my then beliefs and attitudes were very ill informed and I defended myself as I was rather brutally attacked by a few regulars to the board.... I darn near gave up and left because of how personal the attacks were and how bad I felt. In the end a few of the members were able to get my past my self defense mode and I did stay, the hurt feelings towards some members took a long time to heal, they were great people but they attacked me so harshly because I was new, did not know what they knew, and they assumed I was a Troll!

In the end, they educated me on many things, turned some of my very naive beliefs around and made me into a passionate part of their community, if they had progressed to the hurtful level of name calling I have seen before I'd have left, washed my hands of them, and likely still believed some of the things I used to, along with thinking they were elitist.....

So if I seem soft sometimes, or not *harsh* enough on newbies who may be Trolls, it is because I firmly believe they *will* hang themselves and until that happens I'd hate to run someone off who may truly be able to be helped.

***MeatyTreats*** · #3 02-22-2009, 10:08 AM

That is rule #2!

sparks19 · #4 02-22-2009, 12:49 PM

reminds me of something one of my old bosses told me when I was doing tech support and for some reason those words really stuck with me.

What may seem ordinary to you may actually be quite extraordinary to someone else.

So even if it seems like basic knowledge or common sense to you... it might be perplexing to someone else so have patience and try to find the best and easiest way to walk them through it.