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This is Gaia where people are allowed to be as rude as they please, but for this guild it would be nice if we could learn to educate withing berating.

This post was the first by a new member, and if she is anything like most of our new members, it will also be her last. People who join this guild often never post and I'd be willing to bet it's because they feel threatened by some of the very vocal minority.

Live and let live, yes, but don't try and act like every decision you make isn't allowed to come under scrutiny. People will always judge, so just be ready to defend your views in a well-mannered way.

No, you just asked a question.

I see your second paragraph and it states that once you make a forum in this guild, most people would just say nothing else. Is that correct? Because I usually tend to reply to many people since I usually have nothing else to do. Is that alright?

please don't get me wrong, i dont "do" any of these things, but i sure as shootin' support personal freedoms. and i wasn't trying to be intimidating either, i apologize if that's how it came off. i was trying to explain the implications of "getting rid" of such things.

even if its wrong it should not be banned, However when there actions Directly or Deeply effect other people in public places where they cant get out of the way of say smoke in a restruant. then rules should be made that keep both partys happy.

however if a private place desides to allow smokeing and lets you know theres smokeing, or to be zero smoke.....thats the owners right within the domian they own.

or for achhol. i agree, that people should not drive under the influence. but Some drunk people, have zero mental control under its influence. and if they cant stop themselfs from driveing they need help. they should be treated more like a sick person then an evil one.

its clear our current system of punishing them After the crime lacks the ideal level of impact.

and i dont think altering law will help, this is a matter of culture. and forethought. people are aware of what could happen. but there stobborn and prideful and dont want to beleive there as "weak" as the people whove screwed up before them.

Well, as stated before in this thread, all of these things really do have a practical application. It's when people go crazy with it that the problems start. It's just nature that some individuals can enjoy these things in moderation while others can't, but banning them would have a worse effect than leaving things as they are.


As for smoking in public, it is up to both sides to watch themselves. You should try your best not to smoke around people who aren't smoking, but also, if someone is smoking near you and you have an allergy, then you should probably move away. Not moving is like being allergic to bees, seeing a beehive, and walking into it. It's irresponsible to expect other people to watch out for our health, especially strangers. I hope I'm not coming off as mean, I can just see it from both sides.

But when your dad smokes in the car, and its his car, and you're stuck there, and he has no regard for the fact that his passengers feel cigarettes are disgusting.

He was irritated that I made a no smoking rule for my car. But still, it's my environment, and its disgusting how some people have blatantly no respect for others.

I don't fault others for smoking, and I refuse to say anything to them about it, by now they should know the effects it can have on one's body. I'd just rather not have to put up with second-hand smoke when around them, and in most cases, being unallowed to walk away. D:

I don't mind if I can just leave, but with my dad... *ugh*

Zurine, I deeply appreciate how you keep your ciggs to yourself, and admire that. If only others would be the same way. xD

I live with four roommates in a tiny cabin, and because one roommate doesn't smoke we don't smoke inside, at all. It's rude. People who don't smoke and are turned off by the smell can't live in an environment where they constantly smell it, breathe it, and even have the smell linger on their clothing. I don't like smoking inside as it is, and if I don't smoke in my own home I wouldn't let anyone else smoke in my house. Air pollution in the home is pretty important to me, if you can't feel comfortable in your own house because it stinks then it becomes a problem.