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dignityquest
Junior Member
Username: dignityquest
Post Number: 45
Registered: 8-2007
Posted From: 99.228.175.126
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 6:23 pm: | 
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Though I have been rather quite as of late and been talking a lot more with folks privately, I've decideed to take one more stab at offering a framework we may be able to operate from. Many wonderful souls have been level-headed and offered great support, no matter their personal view of things, so, perhaps I am foolish to try, but here goes.
1. Let's stop all labels of anykind (i.e. nay-sayers, hanger's on, lush, drunk, backstabbers hypocrites, etc.).
2. Speak only about the issue, not the person.
3. Refrain from any statement that judges or values one experience over another.
4. Focus on your experience, not compared to someone else's, just as your own.
5. Respond from the presumption of positive intentions.
6. Speak from an awareness that there are many knds of pain right now, from many different sides. Those who were hurt and those who feel they and/or their friends or relatives are being attacked. Pain is pain!!!
7. If you are posting here, no matter what your position, more as a matter of "sport" than understanding and learning, please, take up a new sport.
These are suggested without any "power" or ability to enforce, just an attempt to honour the original purpose of the site as well as recognize that the climate is going to be a little differnt with all that is happening and therfore adjustments will need to be made on all sides. If this seems too late, and it may, I understand, I felt obliged to try. Respectfully, DQ (Jeff) |
strength
Member
Username: strength
Post Number: 76
Registered: 8-2007
Posted From: 69.156.2.152
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 7:18 pm: |
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Great idea! Thanks for putting the set of "ground rules" together, Dignityquest. |
breaker_19_girl
Intermediate Member
Username: breaker_19_girl
Post Number: 279
Registered: 8-2007
Posted From: 64.187.49.67
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 - 7:38 pm: |
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Thank you Jeff... |
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