Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Code of Conduct

When I said that coming across one of these little flames and I'm gone, I am speaking from the point of view of a propective Axiom customer. Seeing that kind of thing I would tend to SHOP elsewhere. That is why I think it is important to let bad behavior die as quickly as possible. Once well reasoned and supported information has been posted in a thread that has a bad post, we really have to let later searchers make up their own minds about what they want to listen to.

Reporting posts that we think are trouble to the administrator with a note about what we don't like leaves the situation where it belongs, with the owners of the business deciding what is best for their business, leaving such poss or not. Ian and Alan are in the best positons of all to address the situation with someone who might not make a accurate statements about Axiom products, are they not? We can assist in this by judiciously calling their attention to potential problems in a timely way.

I know how it rankles to have someone insult a friend and meekly stand by and do nothing. I suggest imagining us all seated at a large banquet hall. Someone gets up, takes the microphone and says something really out of line. Is there really anything more effective than absolute silence and then turning your back and going about your business?

I suspect most who make offensive statements are fishing and will move on quickly when no-one takes the bait. Wouldn't it be fun to see how fast they actually do move on?

The bit about the banquet is a very interesting point. The people I feel sorry for are the ones with innocent (not quite the right word) questions who start the thread. Then the trolls (sorry, but that's the term) jump in, and we all have it out, the thread is ugly, and usually some poor new guy is left there holding the bag with an unanswered question.

I know that some of you see the off topic thing as related to this, but usually threads go off topic mostly after the question has been answered to some degree.

Yeah, I certainly agree about seeing a thread go really amok on someone. I think about someone thinking about Axioms, registering, asking their first innocent question and having the thread highjacked into a flame war... ouch! I think it would kill my appetite if I were the poster.

Happily, I didn't stumble across the forum until long after I'd bought my Axioms. Who knows what junk I'd be listening to if I'd spent ten minutes reading some of these posts?

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I suggest imagining us all seated at a large banquet hall. Someone gets up, takes the microphone and says something really out of line. Is there really anything more effective than absolute silence and then turning your back and going about your business?

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And I reply, only half-joking-

Ummm, a baseball bat?

Everytime there is some 'bad' conduct over here I always miss it and jump in when the dust is clearing. I can only say that I like my Axiom gear. I think anyone who has a bad experience with any of these products should resolve this directly with the company. This forum should not be the place for foul language.

Meow. Purrrrr.

Does this mean that I'm just furry and not pretty?

You guys are alright with me. Somebody get Bray and Jack to fire up Kumbaya or something.

How about ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT in rounds?

UGH, I guess I'll just have to get used to that "Trolls" term........I can see you guy's are not going to give it up.
BUT.....when I see someone type in "Trolls" here, I can't seem to get the picture of them, and a bunch of guys leaving their local comic book store , after a game of D&D, going home, and logging in here...out of my mind.

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...leaving their local comic book store...

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Hey!