If we are not supposed to have these kind of conversation on the message board then where and how can cookers express there thoughts and feelings on issues?

Matt Talbot
High on the Hog BBQ

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: Friends, it is my experience that discussion
: boards start off with good intentions and
: end up, sometimes rather quickly or other
: times over a longer period, as unpopular.
: The reason seem to be to be that people,
: obviously, want to discuss a topic when it
: is fresh and new (let's say "hot")
: and they generate "hot" comments.
: Soon misunderstandings arise, feelings are
: hurt, friendships strained and names called.
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: I've seen discussion boards among academics
: who are used to writing for peer review
: quarterlies that are written with great care
: and specifically in ways so as not to
: offend. Despite the writers best efforts,
: those opinions often lead to personally
: harmful comments.
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: It's a free country (or at least it use to
: be), so anyone may do anything they like but
: the SCBA will help in this effort by
: refusing to support it or sponsor it in any
: way. That's the best thing we can do to
: help with the good will and friendship that
: has been established across our state over
: the years.
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: Not sure if this was aimed at me but I'll
: answer with my thoughts. For something like
: what you are asking for then I would suggest
: a closed facebook group. Creating a second
: account with the people that host the
: message board might be an option. The
: facebook route you would have the ability to
: upload pictures to help with a discussion.
: Our church has a membership closed group and
: it works very well.
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: Don Dickens
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: Don,
: What would it take to set up a separate
: discussion/BBQ Forum? The message board, as
: pointed out previously, is for messages. It
: is obvious that many people want to discuss
: and an open forum would be separate. I'll
: even volunteer to moderate if it is
: feasible.
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