Re: My answer

Yes, I understand where you're coming from and believe me I know you don't have an easy job in all this. I know some of the things I'm saying may be somewhat blunt (like pointing out you specifically and all the drama and stuff), but I don't do it to be "mean", only to provide food for thought.

"Something" is taking over Curezone. A lot of drama, negativity and garbage. And if it's not dealt with soon, it'll overwhelm the site so much that it won't be worth digging through to find the "good" stuff. I don't want to see it get to that point. This site had, and still has, a lot of potential. But it's not going to live up to that potential if petty garbage is allowed to thrive.

Yes, blogs should definately have wider range of expression than forums, I'm not debating that at all! But there should still be some rules of conduct. Basic ones that you would expect from any respectful community or site. No flaming/attacking other members, no explicit sexual/adult content, no obviously dangerous medical advice. Things like that. Everything else as far as opinions and information I would say should be allowed free expression...

Yes, sometimes it's hard to draw the line. Sometimes you have to make decisions that aren't exactly clear cut and easy to make. That's part of being in a leadership position. Sometimes mistakes will be made, but the important thing is to just follow your heart and what you really think is best for the community as a whole. The decisions will also get easier to make with experience, especially when you realize that you're not going to please "everyone", or even 50% !



"How do you remove the "senseless drama" without creating more "senseless drama".
Every action on curezone creates reaction."

It has been said that sometimes to remove a thorn from the skin you have to use another thorn. The difference between both the thorns is that one has become embedded in the flesh and poses a much greater threat, while the other can be easily discarded after it's served its purpose. The latter thorn, the one being used to remove the other, may temporarily cause extra bleeding or pain, but that is only a necessary side-effect of removing the deeply embedded one. That extra, temporary bleeding and pain will diminish, it poses no long-lasting threat. But if the embedded thorn were to be allowed to remain, then there is threat of serious infection and complications!

Things here may have been allowed to get too far out of hand over time, and I'm sure any decision you make will come with opposition from people and more drama. The question is, which thorn is more detrimental to Curezone?

--James
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