Hi,
On 2/27/09, Marc Riddell michaeldavid86@comcast.net wrote: <snip>
Carcharoth, I believe the problem we as a community are having with the issue of civility is finding a definition of it that everyone can agree upon. And, since the very concept of civility is so highly subjective, that agreeing upon a firm definition is impossible. That's what I meant when I said before. "I know it when I see it."
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I personally believe that to be civil is to respect, and to /demonstrate/ respect for, fellow human beings. That's rather vague, though. If one recognises that civility is also deeply connected with professionality, a definition becomes simpler—if you wouldn't say something to a colleague that you respect and don't wish to hurt, you probably shouldn't say it to anybody else.
—Thomas Larsen