Trouble makers upsetting Forum

[Razor_FX_II]

Is there nothing to be done with trouble makers that are upsetting a large majority of the forum's subscribers?
Whole threads on specific topics are being derailed by arguing by users like sdack.
I would think that if it is apparent the a subscriber is intentionally derailing threads and upsetting other
subscribers that there should be a cooling off period given or a note of warning sent by Forum admins.
Just wondering because these Forums are becoming a very poor source for information and discussion due
to the arguing and misdirection.

[rpmouton]

I am sure that there is plenty done every week to discourage "trouble makers."

The fact that this is a relatively large forum with a wide global participation of people with different standards populated by a self-selected group of mostly technology centric posters makes it enevitible to have some amount of friction.

Do the phrases; "Doesn't play well with others", "Runs with scissors", "Doesn't conform to standards" ring any bells?

I believe those people are well represented here (including that handsome guy I see in the mirror every day).

I try to encourage people to post thoughtfully by responding to their best posts positively and ignoring their negative posts.

You singled out sdack but, as abrasive as he is, he seems to be motivated for the general good and has some good ideas and input from time to time (ie; feature request: optional EUE verification by the client viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6378)

If you find him disruptive, try not to bring your self down to his level or simply ignore him.

(EDIT: to fix grammar, yes I am sure there is more to fix...)

Best regards,

[Razor_FX_II]

Thank you Roger for that post and and I thank you for your encouragement for others to play nice.
If I may - I did not intend to call out an individual nor am I saying that there should not be any healthy disagreement among subscribers.
As for sdack I do appreciate most of his comments and idea's but I think as with all of us there are times when we all get a little to emotional about topics and we can become disruptive to the flow of the Forum (myself included). I am just wondering if there is a system in place to help reduce the amount of (hmm how shall I say it?) BS that gets started and then spirals out of control until the Forum has lost it's purpose to be an information gathering and support discussion area.
I do not mean to offend and I pre apologize to sdack for my use of him as an example, he just merly came to mind.
Thanks again rpmouton for your reply.

[rpmouton]

Thanks again rpmouton for your reply.

Razor_FX_II,

You are welcome.

Praise in public and criticize in private is a good motto.

Best regards,

[Macaholic]

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