08-09-2021, 08:38 AM
(08-08-2021, 10:46 PM)Aion Wrote:(08-08-2021, 09:26 PM)Dtris Wrote:(08-07-2021, 05:35 PM)Sacred Fool Wrote:
Recent circumstances raise an interesting question. What does it mean for these forums to be dedicated as a service to others?
It seems to me that in practice the question is answered to say that we try not to control members and let them do as they like, but not to the point of hurting others. I find this view understandable, yet very passive towards polarisation. That is, in that universe there is no affirmative effort to support the work of the Confederation nor active support seeking of truth by STO individuals banding together nor purposeful offering of love.
It strikes me now that this passivity has met its match in our outspoken member who seeks to increase its negative polarisation by posting here, by its own words above, yet is not harming anyone directly. I don't foresee much forward motion here until the leaders of the forums take a stand for a more active approach towards service to others here because, while the guidelines are being violated, the threshold for passive permissive enforcement has not been reached.
So, maybe passivity has had its day and now its time to define active service to others as it applies to these forums? Possibly that could just be a nightmare and possibly it could be an opportunity to "grasp the needle" and bring the ship into alignment with its own internal compass. May it be so.
From the Forum Guidelines.
Quote:5) Negative Philosophies
Ours is a forum dedicated to the exploration, promotion, and living of the service-to-others polarity as defined in the Law of One material. This does not mean that discussions about the service-to-self polarity are prohibited, only that promotion of philosophies and information which:
*exhibit elements of deception and manipulative thinking
*generate fear
*reject or discourage universal love
*encourage or promote control of self or others
are considered to be not in alignment with the principles of spiritual evolution espoused by Confederation sources and are thus subject to moderation and/or removal.
I have only checked in occasionally to see why these threads are still even going. If the guidelines have been violated, mods and the CSC should step in. No reason to take too much time to think about stuff that is clearly a violation.
As to our self proclaimed STS friend, he is trolling. Whether or not he sincerely thinks he is STS or not doesn't matter. He is a classic troll. I haven't seen one on this forum before, so maybe some of the members do not know how to deal with trolls. I will help.
DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS. Once you see someone is trolling just ignore them. Trolling is an attention seeking behavior and by engaging with the troll you only reward the negative behavior and give opportunity to further troll the forum.
If you want to put it in LOO terms. Send them love and light, decline the offered service as a non-service, and go do your own thing.
Thank you, I think you give a good advice on how to deal with this type of 'service'.
As I'm sure everyone will notice, DK has had their posting privileges removed due to multiple violations of the guidelines and misuse of the forum space, after receiving a written warning already.
Thank you so much