Oni
6th September 2002, 06:15
I am going to try to keep this brief. I want to thank everyone lately for the good discussion that is occuring. There have been several questions that have come about that at one time may have spurned less than happy conversation yet everyone has brought some excellent discussion out. It is my intention to do everything I can to keep things this way and I hope everyone will help me in this endeavor. The title of this post is virtual dojo and I think it would help if everyone considered E-Budo as such. Before posting or responding to someone elses post ask yourself if what you are about to say is something you would say in somebodies (or your own) dojo. Is it something you would say to someone that has come to your school in search of answers? I don't expect or even want everyone to agree on every issue. That would be boring ;) I do want folks to consider the manner in which they disagree. We have experienced a rash of sarcastic or rude replies to some questions in the past. While a bit of fun is in order from time to time (ninjas are mammals :p) I ask that you consider if what you are posting is really beneficial. We have a lot of knowledgeable and experienced folks here. We have a lot of diverse experience here. We should be able to have many diverse and interesting conversations.
In the spirit of this please do not be surprised if rude or sarcastic posts get very ninja like from here on out. They may very well dissapear into the night. While I do not believe in censorship I do believe in respectful discussion. Keep in mind you can always ignore a question you really dislike or a poster that gets under your skin. If there is something that you truly take offense to or something you feel is in bad taste or rude please feel free to PM me about it. I may not have noticed it or read it the same way. I do have a very busy outside life and sometimes skim things that should be looked at closer.
I also ask that we leave what we consider to be fraudulent ninjutsu out of this forum. If you have a desire to expose someone you consider a danger or a fraud please use the 'Baffling Budo' forum. This is where this conversation always should have really been anyway.
In the spirit of this please do not be surprised if rude or sarcastic posts get very ninja like from here on out. They may very well dissapear into the night. While I do not believe in censorship I do believe in respectful discussion. Keep in mind you can always ignore a question you really dislike or a poster that gets under your skin. If there is something that you truly take offense to or something you feel is in bad taste or rude please feel free to PM me about it. I may not have noticed it or read it the same way. I do have a very busy outside life and sometimes skim things that should be looked at closer.
I also ask that we leave what we consider to be fraudulent ninjutsu out of this forum. If you have a desire to expose someone you consider a danger or a fraud please use the 'Baffling Budo' forum. This is where this conversation always should have really been anyway.