Why the cooling off corner?

[Steve Ashton]

This is the umpteenth time we have had people complain about 'whiners' who 'ruin' the fun of 'good' threads.

Frankly, I find this insulting. It is insulting to the intelligence of our staff. Do you really think that the members of our staff aren't smart enough to know if a report is frivolous?

I also find it most insulting to the bravery of our members who speak out when they see something they do not like.

Those members who file a report know full well that someone will come onto the forum and call them a whiner.
They know full well that they will be ridiculed. They know full well that an attempt to silence them will be forthcoming on the forum.

Whiners? No, Those who stand up when they see something they think is wrong are the brave ones.

The whiners are those who complain after they are caught breaking a rule. Those who think that they can make fun of anyone standing up for their rights. Those who try to silence someone else.

We do not record the names of those who report something to us with the intent of punishing them. We applaud them for having the guts to speak out.

Lifting your kilt and exposing yourself is wrong. You may like to do it. You may achieve some sexual titillation from doing so. You may think that others will find you attractive for doing so. But it is still wrong.

If someone were to report you to the police for doing so, they are not the one who was wrong, and trying to excuse your behavior by blaming the "thin-skinned, politically correct, whiner" who reported you will not get you very far in front of the Judge.