Civility

[Chris]

On Thursday, 23 June 2022 at 21:51:00 UTC, forkit wrote:
> On Thursday, 23 June 2022 at 18:02:13 UTC, Don Allen wrote:
>>
>
> I can assure you, that 'robust' discussions have always been, 
> and will always be, a part of human interaction.
>
> There is nothing unique about the D forums, in this respect.
>
> If somone ever genuiely crosses the line of 'civiilty', they 
> are called out.
>
> I've never seen a situation where they haven't been.
>

Civility is not a one-way street. Stonewalling and ridiculing 
critics certainly doesn't help.

Over the last couple of years, there's been a culture in this 
forum that when things get "too hot" (who decides that?), people 
are told off or threads are closed down (under some pretext or 
other). I am under the impression that critics are called out for 
less than those who rush to D's defense. The "stay on topic" 
thing is a bit wishy-washy too. How far off topic can one go? 
Often topics are intertwined with other topics, so what's on and 
off topic is often open to interpretation, just like "be more 
specific", "be professional".

Anyway, the fact that Andrei finally admitted that D was in a 
cul-de-sac shows you that reality will come back to bite you 
sooner or later, no matter how often you try to reframe it and 
shut it down.