Enough is enough

[res6cue 67]

(I am reposting this which I posted in the "LED" thread so it's more visible to the membership)

EVER SEE A LED LIGHT PUT A FIRE OUT? GUYS- DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME STRONG TOPICS IN THE LAST DAY OR SO PERTAINING TO REAL INCIDENTS AS WELL AS SOME SERIOUS DAILY TYPES OF INCIDENTS YOU MIGHT BE CALLED TO.THE POST ON LED LIGHTS IS UP TO 25 ALREADY. I READ THEM ALL AND THERE IS SOME GOOD INFO HERE,THE POINT THAT I AM TRYING TO MAKE IS TO TRY TO GET INVOLVED WITH SOME OF THE OTHER POSTS THAT DEAL WITH MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES. AFTER READING SOME POSTS DEALING WITH INCIDENT COMMAND,CO CALLS ETC THIS IS ANOTHER AVENUE TO LEARN FROM.USE IT AND GET INVOLVED! BE SAFE!

Alright, enough is enough with posts like this. I'm only going to post this once, so pay attention:

1. Stop lecturing the membership on just what threads and topics are and aren't "more important". We do not need to be told or reminded of what you happen to think the purpose of EMTBravo is. Only one man can speak to that, and he already has. Seth has made it very clear that while he hopes people will learn and share "important" information, he is also determined to allow people to feel comfortable here without feeling pressured that they have to make every one of their posts a "productive" one. If someone wants to post only in the Apparatus section about buff stuff, that is their right, period.

2. Pay attention to the fact that the members who post in these here "useless" threads are the same members posting and taking part in the "more important" threads also.

We are all very aware that fireground tactics are more important to firefighting than recipes and LEDs, we don't need to be lectured on it. This is a very diverse forum with many different "rooms" for different topics. The staff is not going to tolerate members going into certain rooms and chastising others for not posting in what they deem "more important" areas of the forum, period. Many of the same members that are doing the lecturing have little to no notable contributions themselves, which puts you in a hypocritical light. Put up, or shut up.

(This is not specifically directed at you per se, Hudson, but in general. There has been way too much of it going on of late.)

[hudson144 150]

res6cue- I AM SORRY IF YOU ARE OFFENDED,MY POINT IS THAT I WISH THAT MORE OF YOU WOULD PARTICIPATE AND LEARN FROM MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES THAN LIGHTS. I KNOW MANY OF US ARE TRYING TO HELP OTHERS ON THIS SITE TO LEARN, MAYBE THE SECTION SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED FOR THE TRAINING THREADS. IT IS A GREAT SITE USED BY MANY AND IS ONLY AN ASSET TO US ALL. IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO TALK ABOUT RECIPES,LIGHTS ETC, AND I MIGHT EVEN SHARE A FEW RECIPES WITH YOU. SORRY IF I PEE'D IN YOUR CHEERIOS! BE SAFE

[res6cue 67]

I'm not offended Hudson, but I have heard complaints from some members who feel like they can't post in peace in any topic they choose (especially the "frivolous" ones) without being told "this isn't important". That isn't the feeling we want our members to have. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

As I said, my post wasn't entirely directed towards you specifically. Anyone who has been around here for any length of time knows you are always starting and contributing to the very topics you'd like to see more participation in.