Collegiality

Posted by Ken
Jun 16, 2019 at 11:02 PM

Chris Murtland wrote:
> >Let’s try to maintain the spirit of this forum and remain civil. The
>purpose of the forum is to discuss software.

As always, thanks Chris! The forum is a very special place on the web for me, and it does seem to have a special spirit that makes it what it is. Maintaining it can sometimes be a challenge as we only have the written word for communication, many members have primary languages other than English (which makes using localized slang in posts interesting and educational, albeit sometimes a bit challenging), and we have an open door. Nonetheless, it seems to keep that spirit and maintain itself year after year and that does say something about the many members who hold the belief in giving their fellow members the benefit of the doubt. We are also gracious about the occasional OT post, but almost always seem to find our way back to the software. I am hoping that despite the lack of “formal” rules and moderators, that we can continue ahead in that same spirit despite a few bumps. IMHO, the loss of information, feedback and support from folks here would definitely be noticed if the forum was not able to keep going as it has in the past.

Thanks,

—Ken