having discussed the language used in this forum in recent months with an editor of trains.com, i am able to submit some information to contributors and viewers:
the editors at trains.com are concerned with the language and tone of some posts in this forum…
the policy is stated within the website’s pages, and posts are subject to review… violations may result in deletions of posts at issue… contributors may be advised that such posts are not welcome within the purview of trains.com… in cases of disregarded advisories, the membership may be terminated…
due to the increased number of complaints, the staff of trains.com will be visiting the forum more often and reading posts on a random basis…
the editor with whom i spoke agreed to speak with me frankly about this problem… it is agreed that the forum is experiencing increased viewership and posts… although it is always hoped that the contributors will be adult and mature enough to behave themselves and correct those who do not take the policy of this forum seriously, the traffic of the forum requires some editorial participation in policing the content for careless use of language and poor attitude of contributors…
the editors do not openly promote the ‘watchdog’ aspect of checking for inappropriate language, but they do not object if someone asks the membershp for the exercise of decorum and respect for all views, whether they coincide with one’s own or not…
the point is, watch your fingers, watch your words, and most of all, please be aware that this forum is for all of us, railfan, rail crewmember, retiree, modeler, and people who just stop when a train goes by, even if it isn’t at a crossing…
Yes,You do have a right to be silent…Please heed your own advice…You seem to be one of the 2 trouble makers on this forum…This type of trouble did not show up till you and you twin Missy came along…Then you have the nerve to run to the editors like a little school room sissy runs to the teacher? Did you tell him of the troubles you cause or did you play the part of a innocent?
This was a very clean and well run forum. Till certain persons showed up.
Lets see now, how does that saying go, If you are not part of the solution, than you must be part of the problem.
Most of us here know what the solution is, do you?
TIM A
i will not remain silent when it comes to railroad safety.I respect the views of most people here.but a certain individual wants to call railroaders murderers theives etc.when in fact this persons posts prove that
a railroads are working to improve crossings
b. operation lifesaver is working
c.if he would read the train newswire once in awhile they would see what railroad people are doing to prevent accidents
remember stop look listen and live
stay safe
joe
And yes, we know what the solution is. Speak our minds - with passion even, but also with respect. And to not allow this forum to degenerate into a foul mouthed street brawl! I like my wife and kids to share my profession and hobby with me - And that includes the forums I visit!
And it may help too, to willingly accept the diverse perspectives available here in order to broaden one’s own knowledge - even when we disagree. Understanding why people have their own diverse views is very important, and rewarding.
However, none of this can occur if potential contributors are personally villified for their views. I must say that because of the uncivil attitude of some, I have visited here less often lately - only when I have already visited more civil websites and still have the time.
The solution IS simple civility - period!
As to possible increased involvement by the Administrator, Hurray! It appears that in the future, only those who refuse to be civil will be the ones leaving this forum. One hopes!
It is a known fact of history that those who will not govern themselves in a civil manner will eventually be governed by someone else. As the famous radio commentator Paul Harvey keeps telling us, “We cannot remain Free without responsibilty”
Godspeed, Be Cool, Get Frosty, Stay Frosty, and all that good stuff!
ive been on this site now for 6 years and until this year when mike missouri and cabforward decided to come here this was a great site. they start fights and call others name then run to the editor there have been post i put on here that was no cuss words and just the facts. then they was removed i really dont think this one will make it either. but as far as i care get rid of the new guys that started the problem and things will be better.
Thank GOD for people like Joe, Ed, Wabash, Kev,Larry(my other brother Larry-Ha!Ha!),& Jenny. I can’t think of anyone else right now, but thanks to them also.
I enjoy all the help and replies from everyone I have talked to (except for M&M and Cabforward). You people are wonderful!!!
I am from this point on, no matter what happens or what is said, ignore those that I have just mentioned I don’t enjoy.
And you know there was a movie that said, “Build it and they will come”.
I say for the ones we don’t enjoy,“Ignore them and they will go away”
Hey there Cabforward,
While I would be remiss if I claimed to not have used language that you, and maybe missouri and mike p find foul, I would be just as remiss if I failed to point out that they, not I, have made unfounded accusations, distorted statistics, posted heavly edited and shewed “reports” and made visiting this forum generaly unpleasent.
And wether a word or statement is foul depends completely upon the readers point of view. To you, some of what may be written here is “foul”, “vile” or curseing, while to others, it may be no more foul than your version of “darn”.
In one of your posting, you suggested that those who do not wi***o view these words, or the postings of those who write them, excersise the right to “not read” the specific postings.
Now, everyone here knows you have a major problem with Kev, the conductor in Canada, and have threatened to “tell” on him several times.
Not sure how old you are, but I am betting your over 50, and under 80, while he is nineteen year old. So it strikes me as very imature for you, the adult, to play the “I’m gonna tell” game one would expect from the 19 year old, when ever something is posted here you dont like or agree with.
As the older of the two, more was expected from you, and as you have so often pointed out, you had the choice to not read his postings. But instead, not only did you read them, you responded with what at best may be called taunts and threats, all designed to provoke a heated response from someone clearly 30 to 40 years your junior.
Oddly, Kev responed as one would expect a 19 year old to, with passion. And granted said passion was at times a little carried away, but what would you expect from a 19 year old?
What most of us didnt expcet from a 50+year old was the actions you stated above, that you “tattled” to the editors when someone wrote something you didnt like. Shame, we expected you to act your age, not Kev’s.
On one hand, in a certain posting, you defended the M&M twins right to
Don’t worry Cab. The editor contacted me and very nicely asked me to watch my language. Next time don’t be a sissy and confront me yourself. I can respect that. I don’t respect crybaby snitches. By this thread it seems that popular consensus is that you are a snitch. Thanks for saving the world.
Ken
Ed i just wanted to correct you on a oversite. or ommision on your part. the fact is that ( with no offense to jenny of the other girl that was posting here) the I am gonna tell stuff comming from cab forward is more female jester than a childish one. and as far as a sensor on here i cat write hardly anything that it stops me from posting. and i have never cussed anyone on here that i know of. with that said you did a great job. I need to know what kind of car you drive. and how it is accomplished. i had to go and buy me a truck to have sex outdoors again as the cars made it impossible for me to do this.
Well, when we first got married, I owned a MGB convertible, and she drove a corvette.
But then we were a lot younger then, and a lot more limber.
Now its a jeep wrangler, and she has a Dodge Durango, with a fold down rear seat, and a rear compartment air conditioner.
Aint progress a drand thing?
Stay Frosty,
Ed
Hey Jen, that was a rather cheap shot. Perhaps those folks like the ‘adventure’ of sex in a car. As long as it was consentual, who cares? I, for one, envy their wildness (and their flexibility).
