>According to our rules, members receive one warning before any >expulsion. As many members will attest, I try to work with members, >especially those whose violations were inadvertent or in the heat of >passion. I will still do that, but as recent forum criticism has >evidenced, a decline in civility can greatly undermine the forum's >credibility. Final warnings mean just that: the next one will result in >a six-month suspension. > >Please, everyone, strong opinions are fine, but personal attacks and >uncivil rhetoric will lead to expulsion, no matter how strong your >points. > The public criticism of this forum by Mr. Rice was by one person. How does this criticism "undermine the credibility of this forum?" People don't always agree which is fine. I have trouble when the term "civil" is applied to vigorous criticism. I do want to remind people that if they have issues about the rules of this list, they should subscribe and post to the minneapolis rules list. Go to this page to subscribe: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mpls-rules/
My guess is that if list members were praising the Park Board's vote, and dissing the mayor on this, Rice would have had a whole different reaction to the forum. Mr. Kuettel appologised for his post, and personally I think the real problem with that post is as Kuettel said, it took focus away from encouraging people to disect the spin in the post by the park board communications person. I would like to challenge park board members on this list -- especially Annie Young, who frequently participates, to explain their reasoning for their vote. I really appreciated John Erwin's explanation of his change of position on this. In my humble opinion, Reporters tend to be bigger suckers for spin than the general public. That's why I like this list. It helps with spin busting. Eva Eva Young Near North Minneapolis "You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for everyone - not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots, and probably always will be." --Article II of the Bill of Non-Rights. _______________________________________ 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
