adsii1970

I spend more time on this forum than I do the other social media places I belong. Sure, I have a Facebook account and I'm also on another forum called Simtropolis, but by far, my on-line home is here. I've not been as active on here for the last month for a couple of reasons - and just so everyone knows, I'm not going anywhere. I had to take a step back to keep my violations on the forum low.

With the new DLC and the new version of KSP, there has been a subtle shift in the forum. The division between the PC players and the console players have always been there. But it seems, from my perspective, the DLC and ongoing issues with the console version have made the division worse. Then there's the influx of new forum members striving to make their mark on the forum. But this is where we all need to remember the "golden rule of Internet decorum": on the forum, treat others the way you'd want others to treat your grandmother. This unofficial rule has seemingly either been forgotten or simply ignored.

This forum has been my escape from the real world. And I have made a lot of good friends here. But because of the shift in the forum's general attitude (in many threads, there is almost non-stop insults and personal attacks from folk), I took a step back. I teach at the university level and endure this attitude in real life on the campus. I have never been about silencing people, but about having open dialogue. But on the campus, there are those, as I am beginning to see here, who attempt to silence folks they disagree with through profanity and personal attacks. They also expect others to do their will, and if not, belittle and again, use personal attacks.

Recently, there was a situation arise where I felt I had no alternative to report a post. Believe it or not, being the free speech and individual rights person I am, I don't like reporting posts. But this forum has been, since the very beginning, designed to where your grandmother can read over your shoulder and not be embarrassed over what she is reading. And for this, I commend @SQUAD and the entire moderator team.