Andrew Gray wrote:
On 31/01/07, Keitei nihthraefn@gmail.com wrote:
On Jan 31, 2007, at 7:59, Marc Riddell wrote:
Terrific! I much prefer the term "Don't be a dick" to "incivility"; can we make the change :-).
I have to agree that "Don't be a dick" is a far better handling of the policy... "Be civil" means "respect our social contract"; "don't be a dick" is the contract. Much more to the point.
This summary wins a small prize. I think we need it enshrined somewhere.
I don't know about that distinction about the social contract and repecting the social contract. If the social contract includes being respectful then respect too is the social contract. It seems like making too much of a fine point of distinction.
One point which for me makes "Be civil" preferable to "Don't be a dick" is that it advocates something that people should be in preference to what they should not be. It has a more positive outlook.
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