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[HogHammer]

Discussions on DevStrike often display a diverse range of opinions among players, reflecting the varied perspectives and experiences within the community. While some members may view players with differing opinions as "paid shills," and while others critique every aspect of the game, it's crucial to maintain a respectful discourse in your discussions. This commitment to respectful discourse ensures that all members feel secure and comfortable in the community, fostering meaningful exchanges and preserving the forum's value as a platform for constructive dialogue.

Emphasizing thoughtful debate, despite individual viewpoints, involves focusing on the substance of arguments rather than attacking individuals. By encouraging an environment where all viewpoints are respected and critiqued based on their merits, DevStrike can serve as an inclusive space for players, regardless of their views, to engage and share insights without fear of hostility or derogatory personal remarks. On the forum, you don’t need to know all the facts to participate in a debate, and you don’t need to be right to be respected.

Recently, we have seen and received reports regarding a level of hostility toward forum members rather than the substance of their views.  Although one may disagree with their views, we all should at least make a greater attempt to perhaps understand where they are coming from based on their own experience and beliefs.  Not everyone here has the same opinion of the game, and we should all respect those opinions.  Going after the individual member is not justifiable under any circumstance. 

We all, too, should be keenly aware that DevStrike covers many regions where the English language is not their first.  No one should be the grammar police and be offering corrections, especially in forum discussions.  Leave that task to DevStrike moderators.  If need be, we will contact the individual privately.  The last thing we want to do is deter people from posting at all or make corrections and inadvertently change the original context of the message.

[Paladin1954]

No problem Hog. 

[Arcus_Aesopi]

Perhaps the parts were missed the about the moderators doing things "privately" and the "going after the individual member" parts.

Fewer personal attacks from ANY direction would be helpful to the moderators while doing their thing without discouraging the good content that gets offered by folks who may have a penchant for bending and breaking rules.

Best regards

[Wolfswetpaws]

1 hour ago, HogHammer said:

Discussions on DevStrike often display a diverse range of opinions among players, reflecting the varied perspectives and experiences within the community. While some members may view players with differing opinions as "paid shills," and while others critique every aspect of the game, it's crucial to maintain a respectful discourse in your discussions. This commitment to respectful discourse ensures that all members feel secure and comfortable in the community, fostering meaningful exchanges and preserving the forum's value as a platform for constructive dialogue.

Emphasizing thoughtful debate, despite individual viewpoints, involves focusing on the substance of arguments rather than attacking individuals. By encouraging an environment where all viewpoints are respected and critiqued based on their merits, DevStrike can serve as an inclusive space for players, regardless of their views, to engage and share insights without fear of hostility or derogatory personal remarks. On the forum, you don’t need to know all the facts to participate in a debate, and you don’t need to be right to be respected.

Recently, we have seen and received reports regarding a level of hostility toward forum members rather than the substance of their views.  Although one may disagree with their views, we all should at least make a greater attempt to perhaps understand where they are coming from based on their own experience and beliefs.  Not everyone here has the same opinion of the game, and we should all respect those opinions.  Going after the individual member is not justifiable under any circumstance. 

We all, too, should be keenly aware that DevStrike covers many regions where the English language is not their first.  No one should be the grammar police and be offering corrections, especially in forum discussions.  Leave that task to DevStrike moderators.  If need be, we will contact the individual privately.  The last thing we want to do is deter people from posting at all or make corrections and inadvertently change the original context of the message.

Message read & acknowledged.

[Tpaktop2_1 NA]

 

[mashed68]

Leave Col Nasty alone, got it 😄 

[OldSchoolGaming_Youtube]

Heard!

[Captain_Rawhide]

I think we are just grateful to have an alternative to the Discord mess.  Acknowledged.  

[BOBTHEBALL]

Fr fr ong

[MBT808]

13 hours ago, HogHammer said:

all viewpoints are respected and critiqued based on their merits

What if there isn't any merit and its strange nonsense?

In general, I haven't seen a great deal of hostility except towards maybe one or two users in particular(if this is regarding recent events). I've not engaged in such things, but I've been aware of it. Otherwise, I'd say honestly I can't say I've ever seen open hostility beyond that exception. Perhaps its just me since I've been on more sparingly lately.

[Sailor_Moon]

14 hours ago, HogHammer said:

Discussions on DevStrike often display a diverse range of opinions among players, reflecting the varied perspectives and experiences within the community. While some members may view players with differing opinions as "paid shills," and while others critique every aspect of the game, it's crucial to maintain a respectful discourse in your discussions. This commitment to respectful discourse ensures that all members feel secure and comfortable in the community, fostering meaningful exchanges and preserving the forum's value as a platform for constructive dialogue.

Emphasizing thoughtful debate, despite individual viewpoints, involves focusing on the substance of arguments rather than attacking individuals. By encouraging an environment where all viewpoints are respected and critiqued based on their merits, DevStrike can serve as an inclusive space for players, regardless of their views, to engage and share insights without fear of hostility or derogatory personal remarks. On the forum, you don’t need to know all the facts to participate in a debate, and you don’t need to be right to be respected.

Recently, we have seen and received reports regarding a level of hostility toward forum members rather than the substance of their views.  Although one may disagree with their views, we all should at least make a greater attempt to perhaps understand where they are coming from based on their own experience and beliefs.  Not everyone here has the same opinion of the game, and we should all respect those opinions.  Going after the individual member is not justifiable under any circumstance. 

We all, too, should be keenly aware that DevStrike covers many regions where the English language is not their first.  No one should be the grammar police and be offering corrections, especially in forum discussions.  Leave that task to DevStrike moderators.  If need be, we will contact the individual privately.  The last thing we want to do is deter people from posting at all or make corrections and inadvertently change the original context of the message.

As the unofficial official mascot for DevStrike, I endorse this wholeheartedly!

Let's all be civil and kind to each other, and discuss all things Warships! Respect other opinions, and if you don't agree with them, that's Ok too!

(It's better to let the evidence supporting your argument do the talking for ya anyways, hehe! ~-~°(^.~)°v~-~ )

Learn the game, love the game, talk about the game! And take breaks when you feel you need to! Sailor Moon says!

 

Edited July 25, 2024 by Sailor_Moon

[Volron]

Now, now, we all know we can't be civil.  That requires logic ya know, and logic is....

 

HERESY!

 

 

 

 

[WES_HoundDog]

2 hours ago, Volron said:

Now, now, we all know we can't be civil.  That requires logic ya know, and logic is....

 

HERESY!

Dang,   Thought he said Herseys, for a moment and went YUM!

[Wolfswetpaws]

4 hours ago, WES_HoundDog said:

Dang,   Thought he said Herseys, for a moment and went YUM!

I was somehow word-assiciating "heretic" with Tic-Tac candy.  😉 
 https://www.tictac.com/us/en/  
 

[HogHammer]

7 hours ago, MBT808 said:

In general, I haven't seen a great deal of hostility except towards maybe one or two users in particular(if this is regarding recent events). I've not engaged in such things, but I've been aware of it. Otherwise, I'd say honestly I can't say I've ever seen open hostility beyond that exception. Perhaps its just me since I've been on more sparingly lately.

You are correct.  Overall, there has not been a high level of hostility on the forum. This level of civility and respect is a credit to forum members.  There are, however, certain topics that bring out strong member opinions regarding their stand on the game and experiences they may have that are reflected in their discussion.  Some of these comments can be somewhat polarizing to a few or many forum members.  At times, during discussions of these opinions, these discussions sometimes get rather heated, and instead of focusing on the topic, personal attacks sometimes creep into the conversation.  We have noticed an uptick in these types of reported messages.  So, the original post is more of a reminder to respect these differences, focus on the topic at hand, and not get into the area of personal attacks.

8 hours ago, MBT808 said:

What if there isn't any merit and its strange nonsense?

Good question.  Deciding if a topic has merit or is strange nonsense is sometimes rather tricky.  All I can say is leave that up to the moderators.  It could be a topic that is just in the wrong discussion or lacks a degree of clarity.  Such a topic will be moved, or we will contact the original poster via personal message regarding our concerns - ask them if it is possible to restate their position, make clear their points, back up with facts, etc.  

Now, there are rare occasions when a topic may be viewed as "strange nonsense."  In many cases, such a topic just does not gather much discussion. If the topic is really out there on the far extremes of the limbs and hardcore tin foil hat material, moderators will take care of it. I guess that the best way to put this is that what some may view as "nonsense" is someone else's convictions.  In most cases, the forum members themselves handle these types of discussions in a civil manner - with counter facts and opinions, or just move on.  

[Unlooky]

my fault original gangster

[Guest]

Thank you @HogHammer 

 

[iDuckman]

Where's all this forum toxicity and conflct?  I kinda miss it.