Unfortunately the search function on ET doesn't work, and so it can be extremely difficult to find examples which prove the point I was making. (also my memory for the exact context of a remark is often poor).
However I do recall several members being chased away, some permanently, and others having extremely hurt feelings after some very bruising experiences. This sometimes involves ad hominem attacks, sometimes just sneering or sarcastic comments, and more often just a dismissal of the point of view being taken.
A very minor recently example effecting me would be a comment on my last diary: poemless:
But seriously, this is an oversimplification and does not really illustrate an appreciation for the relationship between people and their leaders outside the world of Hollywood cartoons.
Having spent a lifetime studying "the relationship between people and their leaders" I didn't take kindly to being attacked for having a cartoon level of appreciation of such relationships especially as I didn't see any evidence being produced to justify that assertion.
I don't want to make a big deal of that example -it was at the very minor end of things - but it was recent enough for me to find the direct source without undue difficulty. What disturbs me more is that I have come across quite a few ET members now -in off-line conversations - who have felt extremely hurt at one time or another. I have been there myself and was shocked at the lack of understanding of best practice dispute resolution procedures and fair process I encountered.
I don't want to go there again either, except to say that I still think ET is, on balance, one of the best sites for civil discourse around. That doesn't stop me looking for a better one, and if I find one I won't be hanging around, because I don't see any recognition of the problem, or progress being made in improving this aspect of ET. notes from no w here
It was the type of exchange that I enjoy - perhaps influenced by the fact that it is a subject about which I know something and in which I am interested ;-) But similarly 'toned' exchanges have taken place on other non-standard themes and they all add to the richness of ET imo. You can't be me, I'm taken
Unfortunately the search function on ET doesn't work, and so it can be extremely difficult to find examples which prove the point I was making.
You can always google a specifik site by adding it as a search term. For example a google search containing site:eurotrib.com will only give you results on ET.
Often this is superior to sites own search functions. A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!
Oops - I just googled my own name in Eurorib and it came up with 12k results. No it can't be. It can't be! I'm not that sad to have contributed 12k comments am I? notes from no w here
An inhouse search function wouldn't have such problem ; it could also be possible to use robot.txt to tell google to only index certain pages, and not others, but at the risk of losing some referrals, i.e. links that wouldn't go to those pages. I also have the impression that Scoop's URL have duplication (i.e. the same page can be accessed through various URLs), which is bad for a good ranking. Indeed, "numbered" URLs are bad from this point of view, too ; that's a secondary feature request for ET 2.0. Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
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A very minor recently example effecting me would be a comment on my last diary: poemless: But seriously, this is an oversimplification and does not really illustrate an appreciation for the relationship between people and their leaders outside the world of Hollywood cartoons. Having spent a lifetime studying "the relationship between people and their leaders" I didn't take kindly to being attacked for having a cartoon level of appreciation of such relationships especially as I didn't see any evidence being produced to justify that assertion.
You expected evidence Frank ? !! You implicitly impose a rationalist framework ! :-) Given there was no evidence to support the comment why take it so seriously ? Why not just ask for the evidence ? - but be prepared to duck if you do so here :-) Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
Indeed (though I wasn't referring to a "positivist" one) and the request for evidence is seen as entirely reasonable in many areas. Cf. "someone"'s comment for the dangers of not relying on evidence. Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
