Royal Rangers How do we Handle Off-Topic and Obnoxious Posts?
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This article is from the Scouting FAQ, by Bill Nelson nelsonb@nospam.aztec.asu.edu, Soaring Golden Eagle eagle@rangernet.org and Alan Houser troop24@emf.net with numerous contributions by others.
Royal Rangers How do we Handle Off-Topic and Obnoxious Posts?
Pray for the poster. Do not respond to their posts in kind. If the post
or series of posts seems to be aimed at intentionally mocking and trying
to get a response, please do not encourage the poster by responding or
even reacting to the post at all. Some people thrive on "flame wars" and
they usually get bored and go away when ignored. The less discussion of
the attack on RangerNet itself, the better.
In the case of posts that are extremely offensive, abusive, or
dangerous, let the "gold bar staff" of RangerNet take care of addressing
the appropriate system operators and authorities, and refrain from the
temptation to mailbomb the offender. Remember that an offensive post
might have been a forgery.
"But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute
you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He
causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the
righteous and the unrighteous." -- Matthew 5:44-45 (NASB)
"But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate
you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." --
Luke 6:27-28 (NASB)
Remember that the vast majority of the people who actively participate
in RangerNet are Christian brothers and sisters who behave as such, but
there are some who are not. Let those who are not see Christian love and
service in action.
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