Rafael Bloomberg Wrote:
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> I found this site a few weeks ago after having
> lived in Northern Virginia most of my life. I
> think it's interesting, informative, entertaining,
> and helps maintain a sense of community -
> something that I haven't really felt in Northern
> Virginia as a whole.
>
> While many posters here consistently write
> informative, non-offensive, educative material
> (and I applaud them for it), it seems that almost
> just as many do the opposite. I love a healthy
> debate and think it's great to see it on here but
> name-calling, shutting other people down, making
> fun of people for their comments is not debate.
> It's making this site look bad, and more
> importantly, it's making our community look bad.
>
> I call on everyone to improve our communication
> ground by posting more respectfully and
> intelligently. Think about what you want to say
> and make sure you're on topic. Before you hit
> 'Post message', make sure your post is relevant to
> the topic at hand, non-offensive is of some value
> to others or at least interesting in some way.
> Post something that you would actually say in
> person to someone that thinks highly of you, or
> someone that you think highly of.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's wrong to
> be opinionated or feel strongly about an issue,
> but there's nothing to be gained by posting
> offensive comments just because you disagree with
> someone.
>
> Cheers, here's to a better Fairfax forum.
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