Forum:Blog posts

Recently, blog posts have sported some controversial topics that usually cut it pretty close to being flame wars. Healthy debate can sometimes be a good thing, but it appears that the responses usually turn into, as I think Griever put very nicely, ad hominems. Once that happens, personal attacks run the risk of being easier to throw around at other people, and that's when things gets ugly.

I do not see any reason why restrictions should be placed on what people can and cannot post in blogs, but it seems after blog posts with subjects such as, "lesbians", "the word slut", and "PS3 vs. 360", that there is huge potential for disaster if even one person says the wrong thing. I am not saying anything in these blog posts is a blockable offense, but just from the topic titles, you can see pretty clearly there's a chance a lot of people will get fired up about it.

So I suppose this is what I am proposing: extend upon the UTP, more specifically, the currently abbreviated DBAD section, to encompass blog posts. In addition, make users more aware of the way they should conduct themselves in blogs.

Questions, comments, or suggestions? 19:29, March 27, 2010 (UTC)