Wiz57 wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2023 10:32 pm
Keep it civil please...thanks!
Wiz
Let's keep it civil.... here, at this forum 
I suppose, all of us agree that maintaining a civil atmosphere in a forum is essential for fostering healthy and productive discussions. I think admins and moderators agree with me that this attitude encourages and open dialogue and promotes open comunication appart of encourages individual users of puppy linux to express their oppinions without fear of hostility (remember this was one of the ideas that make puppy linux goes down at distrowach list of linux distros) and leads to more meaningful and constructive discusions.
We must bear in mind if you should delete this @ponchale ’s comment or not. People who really understand English, for sure will understand the message I wrote...
Puppy Linux generally follows a donation-based model to support its development and maintenance. They encourage users to contribute voluntarily but do not enforce mandatory payments for the software.
So, in my oppinion, never cross this "small line" between "voluntary contribution" & "mandatory payment"
, cheers.
...and they will be sure there is no attack or something similar into it, and I used the word “attack” becouse you must consider a civil forum as a medium to promote open comunication and encourages individuals to express their oppinions without fear of hostility because this attitude leads to more meaningful and constructive discusion (1)
This answer doesn’t contribute to create a respecful atmosphere/environment where participants treat each other with courtesy and consideration and THIS IS A MUST in a forum (I think puppy linux forum doesn’t want to change itself into forocoches forum, haha) because we should build a sense of community among forum members.
For sure every user of puppylinux forum is more likely to share their knowledge and experiences freely if he/she is sure this is going to contribute to a rich exchange of information and it will promote learning among participants. Do you want people to participate or do you want people to hide their knowledge ? Think about this, plz, because when disccussions remain civil, participants are more likely to engage in constructive problem-solving (I want to mention here my “problem” with my mouse, that after 7 moths was solved with @MochiMoppel orientations viewtopic.php?t=8699 but with a lot of users previous ideas and that probes that Civility collaboration is essential for building a positive and inclusive online community. It fosters a sense of belonging among members and encourages them to actively participate at puppy forum, and I suppose every puppy user agree with me, don’t you?
Now it’s time to turn onto participation. How many users has this forum got? BUT … how many of them are active??? That is another reason for a Civil forum. It is more likely to attract and retain participants. People are more willing to engage in discussions when they feel that their contributions will be respected and valued than when not and, for sure, all of us want this forum to be sustainable over the long term and members must be comfortable to be more likely to stick around when they feel puppylinux forum is welcoming and respectful place to share ideas.
I talked about members of this forum. Do you think this sort of comments (@ponchale wrote 18 post and all of them to promote HIS midori browser) is going to attract new members??? Positive interactions encourage newcomers to join, contribute and become active members of the community (please, take a look to the list of members of this forum and think about how many members have got 10 posts or less).
This @ponchale post/answer/attack NEVER promotes a sense of accountability among forum members. I think admins must delete it oR punish it in one form or another, because when users are aware that their actions, comments or words are subject to a certain level of community standars (far away of posting in an incorrect place (talk about browsers into hardware sectioN) , they are more like to think twice before engagin in a disruptive behaviour (That is the reason I gonna be civil at this forum answering @ponchale, but…. AT THIS FORUM 
BECAUSE I consider this post as a personal attack and I think this is not the place to do this (in for a penny in for a pound is ponchale’s attitude haha) and admins must take care of this, because ponchale’s post doesn’t remain focused on the topic at hand rather than devolving into negativity @Wiz57 ) and it is important for the reputation of the forum.
Overall, fostering a civil forum creates a positive online environment that encourages healthy discourse, knowledge sharing, and community building. It sets the tone for a constructive and enjoyable experience for all participants.
You are a MAESTRO and this way you must be valued (1) https://pp4mnkwp.wordpress.com/maestro/
, cheers.
