Quote Originally Posted by JPnyc
ouroboros, there is a report abuse icon. It's the little triangle, red border, ! In the center.
Yeah, I forgot about that in the middle of typing out my tirade. I have used it to report outright abuse.

But, to that point, that little button should be all that's necessary. I like to believe that most AOers are self-policing, and when we catch someone plainly abusing the community, whether it be trolling, spamming, or whatever, we will have that little clicker to push and hand the issue off to the admins/mods.

If someone has good intent, but is just plain wrong, we also have the responsibility to point out the errors in the poster's logic/technique/theory. Like I said in my previous post, if I am wrong in my thinking about a topic I WANT someone to tell me so, so that I may adjust accordingly and hopefully learn something in the process. That is where the 'reputation' system breaks down. Just because I have 'a reputation beyond repute' doesn't make me infallible, and likewise, just because a new member has the one dot under their name doesn't mean that they are automatically suspect.

What it comes down to is our responsibility to each other, our mutual respect for one another, the freedom to speak our minds, thoughts, and advice. It is also our responsibility to correct and/or chastise advice or tips that are incorrect/inaccurate/dangerous.

Regarding posts: if I've helped in some way, just say thanks. If I'm way off base, tell me to shut the f*** up and explain what I'm doing wrong, while being civil about it.

The rep. points are useless and don't serve the community or its function at all. The users that participate here do, not some f***ing green dots.

We are all intelligent enough to police ourselves and our AO...the admins and mods are there because they have to be...can't let the lunatics run the asylum

All that said, let me be the first to say...JPnyc, go ahead and disable mine. I am me, not a bunch of f***ing dots.

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