Forum:Problem With the Way Chat is Working

Ok. Before I start. I am not here to insult anyone. I respect every member of the chat. Please also note that I am bad at really expressing the point of what I mean, so bear with me here. I just thought I'd say this. I mean, first of all. My main issue is the attitude and atmosphere of chat. Everyone there is really friendly, don't get me wrong. But I don't think the word "hospitable" would really fit. Why? Well let's put it this way. A new user comes in, and everyone just goes "Um...hello." This new user probably has no Wiki-like experience. Maybe they're new to the internet. So maybe they won't see the policies. If they screw up, is it nesscary to be so cold and hostile? No. Simply correct them and link them the policies. Maybe they won't mess up again. Here's an example to better explain my point. Look at the different responses and tell me which correction is better. "Caps. Don't do it again >.>" "Please do not do that again. Review our policies.  Thanks :)" At least make the user feel welcomed.  People make mistakes.  It's rude to be so hostile about it. Make the user feel welcome.  Giving an attitude will most likely scare the user away. Lemme also get to something else.  People have the right to an opinion.  We shouldn't be jerked around if we say something that is apparently "inappropriate".  Yes, to the mods it may seem inappropriate but people have the right to opinion.  And saying "Drop it." or "Stop." is not nesscary.  If the topic is something that is really not needed or breaking the policies, then yes.  It's not needed.  Tell them to drop it.  But if it's something you mods don't like.  We don't need to be corrected, if it's not going against policy.  If it's offending someone personally, tell us.  Then we'll stop. I also have a problem, with mods breaking the rules at their own reasons because they feel it's needed. No, that's not fair. It's no excuse to be a mod to break the rules just because you are one. I am very sorry if I offended anyone here, but this issue needs to be brought up eventually, and I, and I assume a few others are pretty tired of this attitude towards us. So thank you. And if you don't like what I said, then I'm sorry. Feel free to correct me, and thanks for taking the time to listen. Thanks, Z   Talk Page 23:38, November 8, 2012 (UTC)