Re: warnig by sectarian biased moderator
the appreciation is in understanding each others viewpoint, the viewpoints can be harsh, very harsh. for example x person says i commit open adultry im a muslim, we should tell them this is zina, and Allah SWT has given such and such warnings against it. the appreciation may not come immediately but it might later.
I'm sorry, why does it have to be "harsh, very harsh"? No matter how the sensitive the topic may be, it is always, always possible to have a discussion in a calm manner without offending others. If someone confesses to committing adultery, I can just say look that's gunah-e-kabira, no two ways about it, end of story. Or I can also say you're a disgrace and you're going to hell. Which of the two approaches is better? In your post, you were comparing shia scholars to jewish rabbis, you were calling them liars, fabricators, corrupt, trying to bring Islam down etc and it doesn't take a genius to figure out that this would've offended the other sect. No one is going to appreciate anything that may be deemed offensive so like Sohaib said, please reconsider your style of debating which in your own words is harsh and please choose your words carefully given the sensitive nature of these discussions. You do seem knowledgeable so we do appreciate the contributions you make to R&S however there's obviously a need to be just a little more sensitive. Hope that's not asking for too much.
Just a question on topic of moderators. Why appoint moderators who rarely wandered to that forum? I mean give it to some1 who's neutral sure, but someone with presence and knows the participants of said forum well enough to moderate topics. This is just my tiny observation, didn't see much of sweet.if in R.
This is one of the criteria for selecting mods, that they should be knowledgeable about the forum they moderate. However, another very important criterion is that they should be able to spend at least 1-2- hours on their assigned forums everyday, not only policing the forum but making positive contributions to the forum. While some of the regular posters of R&S fulfilled the first criterion, none of them could commit to what we require from our moderators when we approached them with an offer. There are only a handful of posters amongst the regulars in R&S who we thought were "mod material" however they either didn't have the time or they just didn't want to handle a sensitive forum like R&S. It was then that we started looking for options out of R&S and sweet.i.f. is well able for this role. Bear with her and give her some time to settle into R&S and you won't have any complaints as far as her performance is concerned I'm sure.
What i suggest is to create a sub forum where only selected people who can behave in discussions be allowed to post in those sensitive discussion and then support their point with legitimate religious text, others may just view that forum but nor participate.
But why can't people respect others' sensitivities in the main forum too? It doesn't matter if you're a shia/sunni/hindu/atheist, you should be able to share your views without offending others, it's not rocket science.
