If Askviller’s pledged to "choose civility" could we improve the Askville experience for all?

This is a draft. Please advise if you support this approach or not; or if something is missing, or should be worded differently. Askville Member Civility Pledge:1.

Be inclusive. Welcome others, respect their integrity2.Be considerate. Speak kindly of others.

No name calling3. Accept & give constructive criticism; avoid personal attacks4. Voice your opinion, listen to and respect that of others5.

Believe the best in others. Accept and give praise for a great post6. Pay attention, listen to what is being said.

If you are not sure, ask! 7.Be agreeable, or respectfully disagree, do not insult one another8. Don't shift responsibility.

Apologize earnestly when necessary9. Refrain from idle complaints that only “stir” a controversy10. Trolling, or feeding any troll should be avoided entirely.

Shout out to HeartBrainsCourage for her contribution to the Civility Pledge. Thanks HBC! Asked by BosM 44 months ago Similar questions: Askviller’s pledged choose civility improve Askville experience Amazon > Askville.

Similar questions: Askviller’s pledged choose civility improve Askville experience.

I agree with this... I have to admit I avoid answering some questions because I can already see what it will turn into, so, I choose not to put myself in that position. I choose to not have controversy with people over explosive topics. I choose to look for another question I can answer that will not turn into explosive, hostile discussions.

This approach has worked for me, and I hate that others have ended up tied into the explosive nature of others over certain topics. I think if everyone was to take a pledge to agree to disagree with someone and respect that whatever they said IS in fact THEIR opinion on it and one can have their own opinion on the topic but it doesn't mean one is right and one is wrong it simply is opinions of cultural development within our society. We all have to agree to get along with others and respect that other people having different backgrounds are in fact going to have a different opinion based on their backgrounds... goes much deeper than cultures it deals with the fact that no two people are going to be the same.

If everyone in the whole world was the same, it would be very boring. We couldn't educate ourselves about how someone else is and learn to respect each other as human beings. We would simply exist.

Might as well kiss music goodbye also. There would only be one type of shows and one type of music if any of the two would exist. I support this pledge on askville, I do hate the fact that grown up adult people would have to come to a point to put their foot down to stop others from running other members of the askville family away... We have seen too much of that lately.It definitely needs to STOP!

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I DO I pledge civility as an Askville member.

1 Some additional food for thought on recognizing where we have been, where we are, and where we want to go...... ------------------------------The Good old days…We need to understand things will never be the way they were, they can be better, or worse, but not the same. I encourage you to embrace the challenges that we’ve experienced and learn from them. In his book Winning, Jack Welch said “the good old days are over – and the best are yet to come.”

Let’s commit to that concept. Ethical and moral behavior…To move forward each of us should reflect and recognize our own fallibility and any role played in a hurtful experiences. Were you being ethical?

To determine this ask if your actions optimized the consequences and generated the greatest net expectable utility for all parties involved. If you failed the ethical test then accept culpability and apologize. To err is human….

To forgive, divine. Some behaviors to practice which allow us to forgive and forget• Develop openness to the belief that people can change • Let go of past hurt and pain, hostility and resentment • Develop trust in others, believe the best in people• Overlook slight relapses or steps backward. Don’t take the baitMove forwardA group of people committed to a common purpose can achieve great things.

One of my favorite Vince Lombardi quotes sums this up extremely well: "Individual commitment to a group effort-that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. " To sum upThe “Good old days” are over and the best are yet to come. Were your actions ethical?

Apologize for your part in the fray. To Err is human: Forgive, forget, move on…Moving Forward: Pledge to civility and to making it work for all. Are you going to be part of the problem or the solution?

Some additional food for thought on recognizing where we have been, where we are, and where we want to go...... ------------------------------The Good old days…We need to understand things will never be the way they were, they can be better, or worse, but not the same. I encourage you to embrace the challenges that we’ve experienced and learn from them. In his book Winning, Jack Welch said “the good old days are over – and the best are yet to come.”

Let’s commit to that concept. Ethical and moral behavior…To move forward each of us should reflect and recognize our own fallibility and any role played in a hurtful experiences. Were you being ethical?

To determine this ask if your actions optimized the consequences and generated the greatest net expectable utility for all parties involved. If you failed the ethical test then accept culpability and apologize. To err is human….

To forgive, divine. Some behaviors to practice which allow us to forgive and forget• Develop openness to the belief that people can change • Let go of past hurt and pain, hostility and resentment • Develop trust in others, believe the best in people• Overlook slight relapses or steps backward. Don’t take the baitMove forwardA group of people committed to a common purpose can achieve great things.

One of my favorite Vince Lombardi quotes sums this up extremely well: "Individual commitment to a group effort-that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. " To sum upThe “Good old days” are over and the best are yet to come. Were your actions ethical?

Apologize for your part in the fray. To Err is human: Forgive, forget, move on…Moving Forward: Pledge to civility and to making it work for all. Are you going to be part of the problem or the solution?

3 Wow. Sweet. Well said, BosM, very well said.

Wow. Sweet. Well said, BosM, very well said.

Please give reasons for and against... and what they could improve! " (10 answers).

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.