Post by rramom on Mar 28, 2013 18:11:09 GMT -5
With the controversy over at another forum, I thought about posting this there. But since I have a feeling it would be like beating my head against a brick wall, I thought maybe it would be good to post it here instead.
I think as we post, we need to consider who could read it, and if what we post leads to the type of atmosphere/image we want for our forum.
Easiest way I can come up with, is to ask "who would I invite to come read this forum, and would I be embarrassed by what they find?"
For example, our pastor is big into hunting - he bought some acreage when he moved to KS, just so he could have a place to go hunting. I haven't talked to him about concealed carry yet, but to be honest, I would be embarrassed to direct him to the .com forum.
Same thing with several other Christian professionals I know who are interested in getting a KS CCL. I have not recently directed anyone to that forum as the garage outweighs the useful information, IMHO.
Other people you could think of might be your daughter, or a friend's daughter, your mother, your boss, or our legislators.
I see nothing wrong with humor, but it needs to be of the sort that occurs in an adult Sunday School class, or a business meeting with customers present, not a junior high boys' locker room.
We should strive for a professional image, people who appear to be able to control their tempers and act responsibly.
I think as we post, we need to consider who could read it, and if what we post leads to the type of atmosphere/image we want for our forum.
Easiest way I can come up with, is to ask "who would I invite to come read this forum, and would I be embarrassed by what they find?"
For example, our pastor is big into hunting - he bought some acreage when he moved to KS, just so he could have a place to go hunting. I haven't talked to him about concealed carry yet, but to be honest, I would be embarrassed to direct him to the .com forum.
Same thing with several other Christian professionals I know who are interested in getting a KS CCL. I have not recently directed anyone to that forum as the garage outweighs the useful information, IMHO.
Other people you could think of might be your daughter, or a friend's daughter, your mother, your boss, or our legislators.
I see nothing wrong with humor, but it needs to be of the sort that occurs in an adult Sunday School class, or a business meeting with customers present, not a junior high boys' locker room.
We should strive for a professional image, people who appear to be able to control their tempers and act responsibly.
