MIKEZ - Change Your Avatar, Not all of us have government jobs Options

[garyh]

Some of us work for a living. At real offices.

And unlike government workers, we can be fired.

Janet Jackson got in trouble for less.

[JeffBowlsby]

1. Turn off all avatars and accept that you won't see them for anyone.
2. Leave avatars on and accept that other people might see them.
3. Ask the person to change their avatar, but accept that the naughty avatar might remain.

Its always just a few that routinely attempt to push the envelope of acceptability. A few that make it uncomfortable for the majority.

We understand and appreciate the 'equality' and 'free-speech' approach of the admins, but what it does is put the John-Q.-Public-regular-reader on the defensive. No rules = Anarchy and that is not right. Some of us forget that women, wives daughters and kids do see this website and find occasional portions of it offensive. Lets not be immature and selfish, think about how others see this site.

The 914Club should not be a place for locker room obscenities, this site is about 914s. The vulgarities take away a lot from the value of what is exchanged here, and tarnishes our image to others who visit here, many do not return. I know for a fact that the 914 community has lost some great 914 owners in the past because of this very issue. Remember FI guru Jim Thorusen? Surely there are others.

If common courtesy and consideration of others were used by those that routinely post explicit material, illicit images and use filthy language, it would go a long way to making this a much better website. It would take this website to the highest levels and not limit us only to those that could only 'tolerate' it. I have been tempted to unplug from this site because of this continual filth many times.

Would you be proud if your wife/mother/grandmother/daughter were to visit here? How about your boss or co-workers? On occasions, I would not. Lets make this a better place to hang out. Limited intervention by admins is fine, as long as reasonable courtesy is practiced.

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