Originally Posted by
JBeaucaire
It's been a few years since the debate raged, but I was "taught" by the powers that be around here that the reddies should be reserved for when someone posts a factually incorrect post, or posts information/suggestions that are clearly (?) dangerous in some way.
When people share well-thought suggestions and support them with experience and well-meaning, giving that post a reddie is inappropriate. Disagree with them in your own post, if you must, or simply state your own suggestions as an addition.
The use of reddies in any of the "advice" forums is therefore...constrained.
I'm sure there are websites that don't exercise care nor concern and urge people to vote on everything! But when i was constrained here years ago in this manner, I realized they were right.
So, the reddies I reserve for improper posts, dangerous or factually incorrect...and even then I tread with care. My next post can be used to offer differing (additional) ideas without specifically pointing at someone else's post and saying, "No, don't do that."
Make sense?
You're correct that not everyone is Christian, but that in no way invalidates well-meaning Christian suggestions, does it? I'm not a Buddhist, but if a buddhist suggests somethings and offers supportive helpful info, I don't believe saying "That's wrong, we're not all Buddhists" is helpful input from me. I can do better than that.
