There are other forms of government and other countries outside the USA?

Huh, I guess you can learn something new every day:eek: :rolleyes:


Well, I guess if that place you call "Europe" has computers we can make an exception.


btw, in case you can't tell I am totally kidding. Maybe I should use /sarcasm tags when being sarcastic since it is hard to tell with just text

This is what the report button is for...

The rich variety of cultures and opinions makes debates here especially interesting and sensible reply posts and/or PMs to the contributor who steppend on you will generally be all it takes to calm things down.

Rob has been pretty clear that the central rule of moderation is to keep the discussion friendly, whatever the subject.

And politeness/absence of insult is a lot easier to handle than intercultural differences and political opinions.
The author of an insulting post will generally admit that it was not nice and try to straighten it out.

I'm really confident this thread will result in an even better moderation than what we're already used to.

When that thread was closed should not indicate which comment caused it to be closed. Sometimes mods have a life too and may not see a thread until well past the offensive parts were posted. I don't get the sense that there is any US-centrism here.

MacOSXHints -- a community enriched by our differing backgrounds
 

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I would have to agree with Carlos. Mind you, we’re all formed by our particular backgrounds; that is part of who we are. And, sure, most members and mods are American and that influences the tone, language of references seen in the Forum. But I do sense that the admins/mods make a particular effort to be balanced in regards to insisting on cultural respect.

And I whole-heartedly agree with Voldenuit. Our different backgrounds certainly enriches discussions here, time and again. Nova Scotian’s wonderful spaghetti story (post 52) is a modest example of that.

In particular I find the mozaic of our backgrouds worthwhile when we’re discussing issues that touch on technological/political/social aspects. More than once I have experienced eye-opening discussions and have changed my opinions as a result of what I’ve read.

And I’m sure that I am not the only one.


Best regards,
ArcticStones

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