While I am a firm believer in free speech, one must always remember to be respectful in one's commentary.
We as moderators asked a long time ago for people to be respectful when referring to members of public office. It is one thing to disagree with political beliefs, and it is quite another to call people names because of that.
Please, if you want to get a point across, focus on the topic as opposed to the person.
Hoping that someone chokes on horse meat and referring to them as a dolt does not accomplish anything.
That would be entirely a unique approach to talking about politicians, one that would (to my experience) be terribly unique to VV.
When one enters politics (as Isitt has), one gives up the right to be made immune from personal insults and personal comments as to their job performance or personal bent. That's not how politics works.
In Isitt's case, his personality, and his personal opinions are an integral part of his platform, and thus any given VV reader should be able to (without prosecution or critique from moderators) be able to express in a similar fashion their own personal opinions about polarizing politicians with highly personal agendas being masked as "political agendas" ... you know, politicians like Isitt.
It's terribly disingenuous to ask VV readers and posters to "respect" Isitt as a person, when he so very clearly does things, and says things that should (rightfully so) generate absolutely no personal respect from VV readers and posters who would profoundly disagree on a regular basis with his antics.
Isitt does things and says things that blatantly disrespect giant swaths of COV citizenry, and commits these gaffes on a regular basis.
I would like additional clarity on this "new" Vibrant Victoria policy (which has hints of sucking up to politicians) ... because it's one I would have no intention of ever following ... and endlessly pissing off the moderators here on VV wouldn't be part of my personal agenda.
Edited by Cassidy, 22 May 2019 - 03:49 PM.