We have a shift of guys I work with...55 of them, been here 5 years..The overall morale, commaraderie and friendships are priceless. We recently got two maverick, outcasts from another district who liked to belittle, bash, isolate and make the group look bad.
We tried to welcome them into the flow of things here, but they had their own agenda. And they were soon ostracized and later fired for, well, very seroius problems.
How did these two people get this way? Poor feedback from peers, and being allowed by superiors to do what and when they wanted to be corrupt. That was the final investigation.
In order to have order and respect, you can not give second chances and latitude when initially the violators have made known their intentions.
So now I come to your comment..Bjorn
"I enjoy this site just as anyone else, and I am Soooo glad its not a "hostile place" like PY, I wonder how many times I thought of stopping my PY 'stop by', just because of its hostile environment...I am hoping this wont to go that same route..... this place has been a very bright shining star compared to other sites...lets keep it that way...
and again , anyone may take my admin place if you think its fun"!
Hostility is bred when senior members observe newer members abuse their "pecking order" and make irrational "roasts" claims and attacks...And make assertive complaints, with little or no action. When I refer to "pecking order" I relate to two or three members engaged in a flowing gripping topic only to have some one line insipid, offensive comment made by a person for no defined reason or cause. These deviants from the norm (by norm, I am talking about 3-4 out of 4540 members) should have been dealt with a 0 ZERO tolerance long ago. It is not the amount of moderators that are needed to censor posts, it is the SWIFT AND DECISIVE decision to weed out the problem members before it festered to this...dried up, once tranquil stream where we all sat at the monitor with this site bookmarked and reflected, after work, before lunch, or during a snowstorm..looking at our Birds through the garage window...and enjoyed being at this site with freedom and fun.
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