Direction of Healing Well Prostate Cancer Forum

Incidentally, the voting results are quite clear...and unanimous!

It seems to me that the problem is that the Prostate Cancer forum IS already one big tent. It would be helpful, though impractical at HealingWell, that the forum be divided into subforums, the way many Internet forums are. In the meantime, caveat lector and civility may be helpful.

Tim G: you bring up a good point actually. At one of my fave personal forums, related to Lincoln motor cars, it has a general forum, but has many "rooms" to segregate it into subjects. There is a room for MKS owners like me, but also a MKS Ecoboost room (which I don't have), etc. I simply don't engage in the rooms within the forum that are of no interest to me personally.

david

I'd love a restaurant where people aren't loud. Impossible here in Italy. I'd also love streets withOUT smokers, even harder here in Italy.

A politics board I used to frequent had sections divided up be geography. That was cool actually.

Post Edited (davidg) : 6/5/2013 1:46:31 PM (GMT-6)

Big tent for me--No problem. This forum is well balanced with the exception of members who cast aspersions on other members--I agree with Ed, Casey, and John T that the personal attacks we have witnessed recently need to stop..If a member is dumb enough to not realize that "enough is enough" kick them off the forum. If the rules don't allow that now change them.
Bill

Hmmm.... I didn't call it a whizzing contest, but close ;-). Certainly agree though. I stated my opinion early on in this debate... It was the correct opinion and that's it .

PeterD., I understand what you are saying. There probably should have at least been a none of the above option. { not putting words in your mouth} Do not feel it took away from the flavor of the post, my self, but then again I do like my own cooking, but invite seasonings from from others cupboards.

"Big tent, but much less blathering "posts about other posts."

And, people who want to blog should blog...elsewhere."

Amen to that!

Of course the Big Tent.

This place has really changed over the years. It has become the personal playground of some and there is way to much back biting and passive/aggressive B.S. It is a pity. What should be a great resource has, to a large extent, degenerated into crap like this thread.

MsWW - it was a perfect and appropriate comment on what's been happening. It's a "saying" that is applicable to all genders, even if not technically possible for all and nothing to do w/stereotyping - in my opinion.

Sonny, never said it was a "foul". Different things offend different people. What is offensive to one, is nothing to another, very subjective.

Kind of funny how things are starting to work around here, in my post - people are concentrating on the least important part of the post, and ignoring or not commenting on the heart of the post.

This is what was really being talked about, aside from the "whizzing" remark:

"If every member only showed respect, common courtesy, and tolerance to one another, there would be hardly an unkind word said, and people could go back to debating politely and agreeing to disagree as it should be. No one here has a monopoly on the truth nor all the answers. It takes a group effort to see the whole picture."

Anyone want to see if they can make something wrong out of the main point of that post?

david in sc

Ok, opening it back up. I locked it because the thread seemed to be getting into too many personal attacks.

It's a worthy topic. Let's see if we can discuss it.

PeterDA, no problem re the lock.  In fact, I think this 24 hour cooling off period is a good vehicle.

And, Sephie, no need to apologize to me...I think this poll and discussion had run its course anyway. 

Jim