Apologies, but I must be missing something. Decent and constructive according to who? You? Me? Sounds very subjective.
Personally, I find that most of the folks here are easy enough to deal with. Some can be sour at times, yet the advice given from these same sour pusses can be pretty good at times. The language stays civil for the most part and the community seems to share and teach one another pretty well.
I wish you the best on the new page. I’m sure it will work out well for y’all and hopefully you will achieve your goal of it being an improvement over some of the other pages. But I wonder if, In the effort to tightly regulate the tone and nature of content, you will end up with the same core guys combined with the rotation of new guys seeking answers to the same old questions that always turn up. But again, best wishes and good on you for being willing to try something new.
It’s not hard to understand bud, it’s very simple. This group is for sharing info, ideas and helpful hints and tips in a friendly polite atmosphere. To answer your question about banter, there is nothing wrong with that, heck I’m Scottish we live on banter but it’s not nasty or interned to be cruel which we both know is unfortunately common in this day and age. The only people that will have an issue with this group are those that would bring negativity, bad language or hurtful speech to others and those are the people we aim to keep out unless they change. So all in all its going to be a group where people can chill out and not fear having the drama of other groups and even this forum. As much as i like this forum there are so many “digital tough guys” that like to gob off before thinking and thats what we don’t want or need. Thank you
safety of keyboards? i think most self employed guys are by nature pretty aggressive same with salesmen which we all are. sonce we are all selling ourselves someway.
again i think it interesting that people will post something on a forum and not want or expect blowback or a differing opinion.
there are plenty that i may not like and are contrary too what i think or believe but it can be very enlightening hearing or seeing something from their side.
plus i like banter and humor and am not a snowflake
me and my buddies will talk smack while caring deeply for one another. not only are these forums invaluable sources of info but a great place too vent and interact with others dealing with some of the same stuff.
Read my comment above and you’ll understand a bit better. I don’t know what a snowflake is but i gather your implying a push over or something? Well i can whole heartily say that is not me sir i studied 3 martial arts plus boxing but doesn’t mean a have to behave inappropriately to others. If your looking for a place to verbally let loose and have no repercussions then this is not the group for you but it is a place for positive banter and constructive, positive comments thank you
Online forums are like the pubs to me. Good place to spend some time. Have a laugh, Express a disagreement, learn something new and share something you’ve learned. But not a place to take everything or everyone too seriously.
Unfortunately, I have to agree with that statement. IMO, I think there is already too much of that in the world. I would rather experience freedom of speech, so that all opinions and ideas can be shared and evaluated by all, rather than having any ‘powers that be’ censor information. I am for letting the future generations (snowflakes lol and hail stones too) decide for themselves what they deem useful, so they can grasp the concept of actually thinking for themselves rather than having that done for them. It is easy to ignore people who are intentionally trying to push your buttons, or push back, or attempt to discuss things rationally with civility in the hopes they may come around to also being kind. Perhaps their aggression stems from being rejected by society, and in those cases further rejection is not helping them. Just my two cents, and why I don’t want to participate in censorship, or exclusive groups. In irony, I am choosing to reject a group for rejecting others. At the same time, I support their freedom to create such a group if they choose. Just wanted to express my endorsement of free speech, I wish you all the best.
I watched the video. So if an experienced “member” points out flaws or incorrect usage of a squeegee or pole, (or some other similar “newbie mistake”) that is some how being harsh or disrespectful?
I only ask that question because it was specifically stated in the video that the person that offers that type of assistance or advice will be booted from the group; unless of course they point it out in the softest way.
Unfortunately, your experiment has already been tried a million times over and failed. This new group of yours is based on the wrong concept that you can have the same kind of social interaction online that you would have in person. Think about a mastermind group who would meet in person every week, would they have 4 or 5 moderators to control the discussion? No. Why? because when people are face to face they behave differently than when they are online. The only way to control your group and protect from negativity is to only allow a small number of people to join, and everybody would have to be friends with each other, not friends of friends. Otherwise you will have to have a bunch of moderators who expel people and delete post and then all you have is just another Internet group/forum.
Starting a new group because you want only a certain type of people in it is just like a church split. A small group breaks off and forms a new church with the idea that they will have better people, but in order to grow they welcome new people and eventually trouble starts all over again. Your group will be the same way. Not to mention that the group is called “Legends” which in itself is a little self congratulatory. Come to my town and ask around about window cleaning and see who is the legend. It won’t be you, or anyone in your group, that’s for sure.
My comments are not meant to be spiteful. I started cleaning windows in 2003. That’s when the Internet was in it’s infancy. And while I can say groups and forums have been a big help, I find they are a double edged sword. The more time I spend online, the LESS productive I become, even when that online time is in an industry forum. That’s one reason I am only on this forum and one FB group and not super active on either, don’t have time, too busy actually working and building my business. Best wishes for your new group.
