Fundamentalists (of all stripes) at it again (Re: Textbook Wars: Religion in History)

My response for now is to direct Randman to my message #281, read it and to proceed with the discussion, keeping the points of my message in mind. I am personally quite supportive of Randman's position here on this topic but do agree that he needs to tidy up his manner of presentation so as not to cause offense. http://EvC Forum: General discussion of moderation procedures: The Consequtive Consecution -->EvC Forum: General discussion of moderation procedures: The Consequtive ConsecutionAbe: Until I learn to link up exact messages, link up to the url and schrool down to message 281Randman: Percy is being quite gracious, imo, in allowing me to interceed a bit here rather than an outright suspension. Lighten up, good bud and work hard at keeping the peace. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This message has been edited by AdminBuzsaw, 01-29-2006 03:44 PMThis message has been edited by AdminJar, 01-29-2006 02:54 PM

Here's the deal:1. Keep focused on the topic here in this thread. Imo, it appears you're doing fine debating your points, though I'm not sure that I've read the entire thread.2. Regardless of your assessment of the manners of others, work on keeping your own above reproach.3. If and when you have a significant specific problem with the manners of others, including mods, bring it to the attention of admins in the moderation thread, rather than debating it here or wherever you're posting, so as not to inflame things here and elsewhere. If someone inflames, don't respond in kind. I'm not singling you out here. I've given Crashfrog the same advice, to which he responded in a kindly manner. We will work hard to iron these problems out for the good of all and to do it in a fair and balanced manner. This is what AdminPercy wants and that's why he's allowing us to resolve it short of flat out suspensions. 4. If and when you have a mod complaint, best to refrain from generalized criticisms as you're doing here. That's simply going to irritate them and make things more unpleasant for you. I've been remiss in area myself in the past and have been working on that. The more I work with them, the more I see that they're willing to work for improvement also.5. Cheers!