Blues,
As I'm sure many of you will have noticed - there has been an increase of angst across the forum.
We're all Evertonians.
Well, 99% of us...
If someone posts something you disagree with - you can say so without being an arse.
Give people the benefit of doubt. Digital platforms are increasingly partisan and abusive - let's continue to try and buck the trend on here. Newer members in particular might need more encouragement, especially if they're used to the Everton battleground of Facebook and Twitter.
Sure, criticise and critique but insults, no matter how mild, sour the atmosphere of the forum. It risks a broken window effect and setting a false 'fair game' precedent across the forum.
'Play the ball, not the person...'
If someone does insult, please use the report function to prevent threads becoming full of bickering.
While I'm here moaning, a reminder;
Our forum rules have been in place for 15+ years. They're here if you'd like to refresh your memory. If you've registered, you've agreed to these rules/terms of service.
Our moderators are all volunteers who work to enforce our rules for the benefit of the community.
Let's not waste the time they do volunteer.
As an example then;
Poor, profane or obscene language of any type is not welcome - even in jest.
If you swear *gasp*, and if it's picked up by a moderator, you will receive a warning;
Within this warning is what I'd hope is a very clear and fair explanation as to why we have this rule;
Please do consider the above, think before you post and help us maintain your community so we can collectively accurately represent the fan base with pride.
Nice one.
As I'm sure many of you will have noticed - there has been an increase of angst across the forum.
We're all Evertonians.
Well, 99% of us...
If someone posts something you disagree with - you can say so without being an arse.
Give people the benefit of doubt. Digital platforms are increasingly partisan and abusive - let's continue to try and buck the trend on here. Newer members in particular might need more encouragement, especially if they're used to the Everton battleground of Facebook and Twitter.
Sure, criticise and critique but insults, no matter how mild, sour the atmosphere of the forum. It risks a broken window effect and setting a false 'fair game' precedent across the forum.
'Play the ball, not the person...'
If someone does insult, please use the report function to prevent threads becoming full of bickering.
While I'm here moaning, a reminder;
- On Topic
- Moderators
Our forum rules have been in place for 15+ years. They're here if you'd like to refresh your memory. If you've registered, you've agreed to these rules/terms of service.
Our moderators are all volunteers who work to enforce our rules for the benefit of the community.
Let's not waste the time they do volunteer.
As an example then;
Poor, profane or obscene language of any type is not welcome - even in jest.
If you swear *gasp*, and if it's picked up by a moderator, you will receive a warning;
Within this warning is what I'd hope is a very clear and fair explanation as to why we have this rule;
- "Bad language or profanity negatively impacts our search engine ranking, puts us at risk of losing our advertising income and above all, it sours the atmosphere of the forum"
Please do consider the above, think before you post and help us maintain your community so we can collectively accurately represent the fan base with pride.
Nice one.
