I am
not specifically calling out any one individual or any particular thread (because it's really not confined to one).
After seeing some of the interactions on here, I have a better understanding how my first grade teachers felt about trying to control the kids during recess.
Stay sane Amber, I don't envy your job.
If you feel a conversation on the forum is childish or personal, I suggest you refer to Amber's "Important Notices" section and/or do what most of us do; just close the window or go to another thread. If it's
super serious or blatantly personal and you
need to address that, you can report posts or you can talk to Amber and she'll very likely give you a hand as she has in the past.
I fail to see the point of this post other than to ruffle feathers and finger-point in a passive-aggressive way (which kinda throws
you into the "first-graders during recess" category); I am extremely open and if I am reading the point of this post wrong please correct me. Shmoozing to the Admin is cool and can win you points and all, but I mean... just from my perspective... maybe all that's needed is an awareness of when to grow thicker skin, when to
actually seek intervention (be it personal or administrative), and when to just walk away. No one is holding you at gunpoint and making you read these threads... but if someone
is then I am actually deeply sorry and I would highly suggest you call your local or national law enforcement authorities immediately.
Since you are "
not specifically calling out any one individual or any particular thread" and I have been missing for a while, I'm sure some shit went down and whatnot. Usually, the best way for situations like that to go away is to... not point out or bring attention to attention-seeking behavior/events, which I would bargain are a good 80-90% of the events/individuals you are referring to. It's a little like that "you want to stop a serial killer, don't put his picture on the news" mentality.
I agree that the community has degraded a bit in my admittedly not very long (
that's what she said) time as a part of this forum, if that's what we're talking about here. I came to this forum to share my knowledge and learned experiences with others and gather the same from peers in my industry; now, I'm barely here because any time a serious or important topic comes up where I see an opportunity to teach or learn, either someone takes it personally or it turns into an unrelated brawl for no reason.
Despite being slightly accurate, comparing the community to a first-grade schoolyard is just insulting to all of us as a community, yourself included in that category.
We are all the community, every one of us. You will always instinctively treat situations the way you perceive them; keeping a positive mindset and view of the community rather than a "watching children bicker" mentality might produce better results. I mean... who likes being treated like or even compared to a first-grader?
Rather than have this sorta be a throwaway thread that dwindles into gif streams and trails off, I would love to take this opportunity to address your issue directly, OP, as it's one we both share. Here's an open question to OP, Amber and the entire community as a whole:
What can we actively do to make this community more focused on what we all seem to want and cut down on the shit we all seem to hate?
--I can make this a separate thread if desired, just let me know--
