Stop Player Bashing

[cidbahamut]

Giving people a certain amount of respect when you speak to them can go a very long way.

The thing is, respect needs to first be earned and can easily be forfeited if you behave poorly.

[Arcon]

The thing is, respect needs to first be earned and can easily be forfeited if you behave poorly.

Not according to the forum rules.

[cidbahamut]

Not according to the forum rules.

The forum rules do not change the realities of human interaction. If someone behaves like they are crazy and refuses to listen to reason then people are going to lose respect for them regardless of what the forum rules state. The only thing the forum rules do is determine who will get banhammered for being honest in their interactions with others.

[Shinjikoto]

The thing is, respect needs to first be earned and can easily be forfeited if you behave poorly.

I definitely agree that respect can be forfeited, and when it is, its up to the reader if they are going to stoop to the same level and engage in a war or just surround themselves with better company. But I don't feel respect should first be earned in order to be spoken to politely in an online forum. I feel that we should all be starting from a point of respect when we speak to one another to begin with. I don't know how you would go about earning respect online if you don't start by respecting eachother in the first place. We don't know anything about eachother. I post all of this assuming the goal is to actually change someone's mind about an issue such as the haste debate.