No, You are not entitled to respect until you earn it
I have been following a very interesting exchange on Respect on another forum. The fact is no one is entitled to respect, respect like disrespect is earned. What you are entitled to is courtesy.
Basically a new member came into that forum and acted in a discourteous manner. The new member ignored the rules, made snide comments to the moderators both in public and in private. The moderators attempted to be nice which only resulted in more discourtesy and the oh so often used "You're disrespecting me." But by her actions isn't this exactly what she had earned?
Respect cannot be demanded or taken. It is given when you earn it. How do you earn respect? By proving that you are worthy of respect. By giving respect to those entitled to it by their position.
What does this mean on networking sites? It means that you do not come on to established sites and decide that site is going to function according to your wants and whims. You follow the established rules and guidelines. You treat the members there with courtesy and in return you will be treated with courtesy. You don't take it upon yourself to tell moderators how to run their boards or change the things they have set up. You remember that you are a guest in their house like every other member.
This young lady did not follow the rules of her host's house. She attempted to disrupt the board harp on taboo subjects and go behind the moderator's back carrying tales from one to the other. That young lady has been banned she refused to be courteous and was actively discourteous to the moderators, disrespecting the position that they held. End the end she earned the highest level of disrespect that could be given she was banned. And the other members, the other guests in the house that followed the rules? No one shed a single tear when the door hit her in the rear end on the way out.
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Comments (6)
Patsy j Payne8
konnektions konsultant
Aw, but we have God and He can awesome miracles. Remember it takes what about 7times of an event to click with some people.
Cheryl Baumgartner12
Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
We can only hope Patsy but from some of her own comments I don't think it was the first forum she's been thrown out of. She would make negative comments about other boards.
Patsy j Payne8
konnektions konsultant
This may sound odd, but I hope she has learned her lesson and will be more courteous in future group encounters. Sometimes it takes a firm hand to get someone's attention.
Ginny Williams8
Affiliate and Network Marketing
It was Party time, wasn't it? LOL!
Cheryl Baumgartner12
Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance
Believe me when they finally sent her packing everyone said Good Riddance!
Ginny Williams8
Affiliate and Network Marketing
AMEN to that! I can't stand people like that.