funhusker
Active member
Here's a suggestion to all the people that don't feel welcome here. (notice I haven't put on a label of "liberal" or "conservative")
If you are telling a story that has happened to you or a loved one that has caused you to hold a belief, preface your story by telling the board that is is anecdotal and admit that it may not be true "across the population". Don't be shy about holding a viewpoint because of personal experiences. Just be willing to admit that they are "personal". And then be open to information that may show how that situation isn't really the norm.
If you claim a stance based on statistical information, please back it up with articles, surveys, or some type of data. If you do, be prepared to openly discuss the validity of your links and/or information. There will be back and forth, that's a given, get used to it. But, worst case scenario, you may find your data is flawed. Best case: you might show someone theirs is flawed. Most likely: people will "agree to disagree".
I don't delve to deep into these "policy discussions" but it really isn't that hard to figure out how to have a discussion on this message board. Bottom line: if you make a statement to be understood as "fact", be prepared to show it and discuss it respectfully. Pretty simple.
If you are telling a story that has happened to you or a loved one that has caused you to hold a belief, preface your story by telling the board that is is anecdotal and admit that it may not be true "across the population". Don't be shy about holding a viewpoint because of personal experiences. Just be willing to admit that they are "personal". And then be open to information that may show how that situation isn't really the norm.
If you claim a stance based on statistical information, please back it up with articles, surveys, or some type of data. If you do, be prepared to openly discuss the validity of your links and/or information. There will be back and forth, that's a given, get used to it. But, worst case scenario, you may find your data is flawed. Best case: you might show someone theirs is flawed. Most likely: people will "agree to disagree".
I don't delve to deep into these "policy discussions" but it really isn't that hard to figure out how to have a discussion on this message board. Bottom line: if you make a statement to be understood as "fact", be prepared to show it and discuss it respectfully. Pretty simple.
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