Folks, as a very successful list year comes to an end, I would like to remind members of our purpose: to engage in respectful discourse about city civic affairs, even though we may disagree fundamentally.
A few people in the last few days have crossed the line - into one-on-one food fights or disrespectful mockery. Warnings have been given for the first time in many weeks, and will continue in the new year if needed. Principled disagreement is fine, but the extra belittling or personal spite is not. This sort of spitefulness is the number one reason people leave the list - and our goal is to get everyone who cares about the city here. This is NOT a lowest-common-denominator standard - we are not seeking to dumb down the list, and I think we are in no danger of being a tea party. I ask everyone to focus on the issues, and work hard to leave out the personal or the mean. We need tough questioning of public decision-making. However, we also need to remember that we are part of a constructive community and treat everyone, whether we agree or not, as someone we will have to work with, not demean. Sincerely, David Brauer List manager _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
