Someone, preferably directing staff.. Need to figure out the difference between friendly joking and malicious insults... Thought I understood the rules but would like clarification.
We have figured out the difference, and we have also learned what comments that posters will claim are "friendly joking" quickly turn into hostile dogpiles that do not reflect well on the site or, by extension of the employment and intents of most members, the CF.
So, please consider this extract from the Conduct Guidelines:
Protecting the CF Image
First and foremost, we're all representatives of the CF. We may not want to be, but ultimately, we don't have the luxury of choice. The truth is when you post a message even on an unofficial site like this, your comments reflect upon the CF. That's not to say we can't bemoan the current state of affairs - it's a soldier's age old right to complain. But let's keep it clean and dignified.
There's no way for a casual visitor to tell that you're "not in uniform, so these comments are mine." To a visitor, we are all a cross section of what the CF has to offer, which in many ways is a correct assumption. If all they see is a horde of posts rife with profanity and personal attacks, the CF gets a bad reputation. As we've witnessed many times in the past, the public relations fallout from problems with the CF can have consequences well beyond those involved. With so many hard working professionals in the CF, it would be a shame to have the name tarnished here.
If you have difficulty abiding by it, I would suggest you balance your time here with participating in other, less controlled, online fora if you feel the need to say things we don't approve of in this one.
Milnet.ca Staff
