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Jason Svoboda said:
Bottom line is we get thousands of visitors here daily. Students, alumni, administrators, potential recruits, opposing fan bases, media and the whole 9. Do we really want to have our fan base painted as close minded or racist? I don't. We let folks post and discuss pretty much anything they want on here but folks need to realize what I mentioned above and make sure their postings are done with civility and tact because so many eyes are watching.
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THIS is exactly right. Everyone should just remember that in a little way, we are representing ISU with every post we make...
 

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Eleven said:
THIS is exactly right. Everyone should just remember that in a little way, we are representing ISU with every post we make...
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A major reason I cringe when people make bad grammatical/spelling errors (i.e. your/you're misuse).

Sorry, I'm not trying to be the grammar police, but this felt like a great time to interject my animus towards poor grammar on message boards. It does make the fan base seem uneducated and/or lazy if it happens too frequently and blatantly.

Off high horse. :bigsmile:
 
IndyTreeFan said:
What is deemed offensive? What is offensive to me might not be offensive to you, and vice versa. So, if ONE person, and only one person, is offended, is that bannable
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I agree. The problem usually isn't the speaker, its the ones out there that are too darn defensive.
It's the liberal, politically correct media and entertainment industry that's putting stuff like this front and center and they can't take it if we call them on it.
Your own sex practices used to be kept private and in your bedroom, but now you are supposed to wear a t-shirt that tells everybody who your partners are. And if a heterosexual says he does not want to hear it, he is called names; and, in fact, it is socially acceptable to call someone a homophob if they don't want to watch guys kiss on TV in a family show.
 
Really?

sycamorebacker said:
I agree. The problem usually isn't the speaker, its the ones out there that are too darn defensive.
It's the liberal, politically correct media and entertainment industry that's putting stuff like this front and center and they can't take it if we call them on it.
Your own sex practices used to be kept private and in your bedroom, but now you are supposed to wear a t-shirt that tells everybody who your partners are. And if a heterosexual says he does not want to hear it, he is called names; and, in fact, it is socially acceptable to call someone a homophob if they don't want to watch guys kiss on TV in a family show.
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Come on give it up already. YOU ARE WRONG!
 

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FLSycamore said:
Come on give it up already. YOU ARE WRONG!
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That's good. I don't want to waste my time making posts that everybody agrees with.

And you are right. There are certain movies and TV shows that we don't have to watch. It's just a shame that some good entertainment is ruined for kids.
 
sycamorebacker said:
I agree. The problem usually isn't the speaker, its the ones out there that are too darn defensive.
It's the liberal, politically correct media and entertainment industry that's putting stuff like this front and center and they can't take it if we call them on it.
Your own sex practices used to be kept private and in your bedroom, but now you are supposed to wear a t-shirt that tells everybody who your partners are. And if a heterosexual says he does not want to hear it, he is called names; and, in fact, it is socially acceptable to call someone a homophob if they don't want to watch guys kiss on TV in a family show.
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This isn't the issue and I think you know that, but let me repost this again in case you don't.

My issue isn't with some of these topics being discussed, but rather the way you folks are discussing them. The Pub description says: "Open-topic moderated forum. Any topic (within reason) is appropriate here as long as they can be discussed with at least a degree of tact, civility, and respect for differing opinions."

So do you think saying "pussy", "cock" or "homos" is appropriate in the context of a legitimate debate? Do you think slinging that stuff together is tactful or civil towards anyone with an alternate viewpoint? Of course it isn't. If you want to debate politics, religion or other social issues, you need to take extra precautions to make sure your points and opinions come across in a respectful manner. Further, where possible, you should back up your points with statistics and/or examples -- if, for example, you want to discuss immigration in a certain state, etc.

Is this too much to ask for?
 
Bluesier said:
This guy supports his opinions with no facts. He agrees with the liberal media, so liets give him a pass.
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If you want to talk about the subject take it to it's own subject BUT, if you can't talk about with Civility and tact, don't bother talking about it period.
 

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I will be adding verbiage to the rules to include private messages within the spirit of the rules. Big oversight on my part. If you have a problem with another board member, please do me a favor and either put them in your ignore list.
 
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