for religious and scientific discussion, would intelligent, open-minded people come to it and respectfully discuss the types of issues which cause major conflict in Y!answers?
I asked a very legitimate question on here of people of all and no religions, about why they think I have begun leaning towards atheism since coming onto yahoo!answers. I not only made sure to refer to one specific religion, but I was equally respectful to theists and atheists alike, yet my question was reported and deleted. I find that people on here have no respect and merely try to put down or silence those who think differently from them. Besides all that, there are certain aspects of this forum that make it less than ideal for discussion of topics.
So, would people come and remain respectful during discussion? Would people of all religions and non-religions agree to remain open-minded and defend their views instead of just forcing them on others? I think such a forum would be a wonderful outlet.
2006-10-26 15:54:09 · 7 answers · asked by maypoledancer 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yeah, I know it happens to many people no matter how hard you try to be respectful, but it still bothers me. What bothers me most is that I had a lot of answers I hadn't had time to read yet and they were all deleted as well.
In any case, I think yahoo!answers limits discussion because it makes it very difficult to reply to what other people have said in response to your question. You keep having to start new questions. I know there are a lot of messageboards out there, but I thought if I started with a basis of people from here on answers who are actually interested in discussing these topics seriously, then it might work. And I know I'll still get rude people who only want to cause problems, but at least I can do something about it on there.
To the person who asked if I minded their English -- don't worry about it. I work with people of many nationalities, and though I may have a better grip on English then some of them, most of them are a lot smarter than me!
2006-10-26 16:06:06 · update #1
I like the idea of trying to create a community of more open-minded people, but I suspect it is very hard to do. You'd have to have some mechanism to keep away the close-minded jerks.
Honestly, I think a big part of what makes any online forum work is whether it has enough people contributing to give it "critical mass", and if you make it hard for people to join and stay in the community you make it harder to reach critical mass.
I might try to help get it going but if it doesn't take off quickly enough I'd probably lose interest.
2006-10-26 16:42:43 · answer #1 · answered by Jim L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-05 06:47:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you started such a board, then you have the power to weed out the closed-minded morons and encourage rounded discussions.
2006-10-26 15:57:15 · answer #3 · answered by thezaylady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont take it personal...it happens to everyone. I have been very respectful and still got my questions deleted.
Not all people around here is mean or ignorant....you just focus in people from whom u can learn
sorry for my english...hope u dont mind..
2006-10-26 15:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand why your question was deleted. I wouldn't go to a message-board though. There are already zillions of them in existence.
2006-10-26 15:58:32 · answer #5 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you would always have the people who think they are funny or cute.I still don't understand why a lot of them hang out here.
2006-10-26 16:02:30 · answer #6 · answered by Piper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Count me in. Time and Place.
Live well and shine on.................
2006-10-26 15:59:11 · answer #7 · answered by illuminostic_1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋