03-13-2016, 02:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-13-2016, 02:54 PM by Wiseman738.)
I think politics is fine, it's the people debating politics which are typically at fault. I know this from experience, i've been the one at fault several timees before. But those taking it too seriously need to take a step back and remember the point of the game.
Ultimately minecraft is gathering-point of people and a melting pot of opinions and cultures. Politics should NOT be barred from discussion.
I instead believe there are two types of people at fault for this spinning out of control.
Group A are those who take the debate too seriously or are too unskilled at debating so all civility is lost and they resort to personal attacks. These people are usually young, slightly naive or just absorbed in their own ideas and they should NOT be allowed to launch personal attacks or lower the tone of discussion.
Group B are the type of people that are so thin-skinned the very mention of the word politics causes them to run to staff and ask them to put down a discussion because it offends them. No names mentioned but this happened to me recently when all i was doing was comparing quotes with clem and another player of George Bush and Donald trump. These people SHOULD NOT BE APPEASED. They should instead be told how to disable chat as quickly as possible because ANYTHING and EVERYTHING offends these types of people.
I think staff should only end a debate when they can see it getting out of hand, and 99% of the time they get this right. But it can be an extremely horrible experience being silenced and should be a last resort unless the players start throwing personal attacks.
I try and avoid major debates/discussions these days due to the stress it brings out in me when both people from group A and then later on group B appear. It's maddening, so that's why i have my debates on more formal forums these days.
However when i feel that the server/chat are ABSENT of Group A and Group B people then i have a discussion with my friends which always ends with civility and shaking hands.
But for younger people MC can be a great place to start discussions in an informal manner and gauge where their opinion is in terms of popular thought, then when they are older and more experienced they can move to more-professional forums for discussion.
Best regards and love to you all!
Wiseman738
Ultimately minecraft is gathering-point of people and a melting pot of opinions and cultures. Politics should NOT be barred from discussion.
I instead believe there are two types of people at fault for this spinning out of control.
Group A are those who take the debate too seriously or are too unskilled at debating so all civility is lost and they resort to personal attacks. These people are usually young, slightly naive or just absorbed in their own ideas and they should NOT be allowed to launch personal attacks or lower the tone of discussion.
Group B are the type of people that are so thin-skinned the very mention of the word politics causes them to run to staff and ask them to put down a discussion because it offends them. No names mentioned but this happened to me recently when all i was doing was comparing quotes with clem and another player of George Bush and Donald trump. These people SHOULD NOT BE APPEASED. They should instead be told how to disable chat as quickly as possible because ANYTHING and EVERYTHING offends these types of people.
I think staff should only end a debate when they can see it getting out of hand, and 99% of the time they get this right. But it can be an extremely horrible experience being silenced and should be a last resort unless the players start throwing personal attacks.
I try and avoid major debates/discussions these days due to the stress it brings out in me when both people from group A and then later on group B appear. It's maddening, so that's why i have my debates on more formal forums these days.
However when i feel that the server/chat are ABSENT of Group A and Group B people then i have a discussion with my friends which always ends with civility and shaking hands.
But for younger people MC can be a great place to start discussions in an informal manner and gauge where their opinion is in terms of popular thought, then when they are older and more experienced they can move to more-professional forums for discussion.
Best regards and love to you all!
Wiseman738