To everyone in general and no one in particular and also from personal experience.

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We have to respect EVERYONE here as PC to the best of our capabilities.

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When I first came here, there were a couple of people that set me off and I set off pretty good. And yes, I'm one of the people that KD "had words with" and I with her after she became Admin. What I've learned through this is that I needed to look at myself to see if I was part of the problem and not part of the solution, as I had pictured myself to be. Guess what? I was part of the problem!

As much as I hated to admit it, I realized I had to have a hard look at WHAT I was saying and more so, HOW I was saying it. Surprisingly to me, I still had more to learn about boundaires; not just mine but other's as well. If I wanted to be spoken to with respect, then I had to speak to others with the same respect I expect. If someone finds a subject trigger-y, then don't speak to that person about it. Make sure you use your trigger icon as a warning and a show of respect. Mostly, though, I had to learn that if I didn't have anything nice to say, then don't say it. If you feel strongly enough about a subject, then there's ways of putting it so that it doesn't attack or hurt others. If we chose to be beligerent, then others will treat us the same way... or we'll get called in on the rug, suspended or banned. It's up to US to make the right choice. We can't make that choice for others. And there's certainly no harm at taking a good, long, hard look at ourselves and our ways of communicating with others. I've done it and it hasn't hurt me any. It's helped.

Shoot me at sunrise if you want, but to take someone else's serious thread and get silly about inconsequential things, shows disrespect for the owner of that thread. Humor is certainly great, but there's a time and a place for it.