Please note that the notice below is from the entire moderator and administrative Staff.
We have been working trying to make NCT a better place to visit and enjoy each other’s company. In this process, we have contacted several members. Long standing members, new members and some members that “Lurk”, but do not post.
We have gotten a fairly consistent message from this sample of people. That message is that there is a certain amount of “drama” and in some cases “cattiness” going on. Little innuendos here and there, veiled sarcasm, etc. Everyone likes a good joke, no one likes being the butt of a bad joke.
After considerable discussion, we are asking members to “ponder before posting”. What that means is take a look at what you are about to post. How would you feel if that were said to you? Is your post helping the original poster? Is it on topic? This last one needs explanation. We are a community, that is we are a group of friends and friends talk and sometimes the conversation drifts. In Internet terms that is called “thread drift”. This is healthy and OK. If what you are about to post is a completely different topic, please consider starting a new thread. This will also get more attention for your subject and make it easier to find in the future.
What we are advocating is civility. Be nice to each other. If you find a post offensive, report it. That is one of the things that we are here for. That will do two things. First it gives the situation a pause, which may in and of itself defuse it. If not and rules have been violated we can take action to prevent it from escalating and hopefully prevent it from happening again.
In summary, we are not trying to discourage anyone form posting, we are not trying to prevent people from saying what they want. We are trying to migrate to a nicer environment for everyone. Everyone loves a train wreck, no one wants to be in one.
Thank You
The Staff a Net Cooking Talk
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