Respect on XS gone South

[NickS]

It seems like the forum is really getting ugly when it comes to respect. It hasn't always been this way and I hope FUGGER and the mods will start clamping down. It almost seems like American politics where being disrespectful is the norm and seeking truth in a respectful way is long gone.

Joe Blow member may not care,(some here love stirring the pot more then the soup in the pot) but the top clockers who give us information will not want to come here if they get beat up when posting. It is almost like some do not believe anything posted or feel they have to slight or disprove every post.

I am a little weary of all this and I love XS. Can we bring some respect to each other back to our forum?"

This is why we have the speek freely section. So the regular Joe Blow can stir the pot and the overclocker can go elsewhere. I have noticed that issues inside the SF section can be carried out into the rest of the forum though. Sometimes I see subtle little cheap-shots here and there but, meh.

So because people arent optimistic or dont belive anything you want the mods to moderate it ?

I don't think he's getting at that. The atmosphere in the SF section is really gloomy and depressing. But that's why we have it. You speek freely, and the topic of discussion is usually world affairs (ie politics).. and to be blunt, the world is a gloomy place

Politics almost always gets ugly. I refuse to discuss politics with family members for this exact reason.

I like the somewhat balanced political views here at XS. Most other technical forums (*cough* like Anandtech *cough*) have political forums that tend to be run by people who insist that there is only one side to a coin.

If politics upset you then I suggest you not look at threads containing political opinions.

I agree, but some people forget that debating is meant to remain civil but then again, when does it? Never. Not here in XS, not anywhere else. Guess we just have to live with it I suppose because that really isn't going to change, unless the SF section is closed (nooo!)