The outdoor pursuits that bring us together, tend to attract bold personalities. Put them together under one roof, and there's bound to be disagreements. How we respond to these disagreements as individuals contributes to the perception of AO.
As the moderators have said, it is largely up to us as members to self moderate the content posted here. The best way to do that? Re-read your words before you post. If it's incendiary, remember that there isn't much benefit from throwing a grenade over your neighbors fence - or from receiving said grenade over your fence.
We can't all hug it out, and pretend like it's going to be better - we need to be better.
We can ignore the negative comments. Most of the trolls are just looking for someone to stir up. Remove your reaction from the equation, and the annoying behavior will decrease.
There will always be the cantankerous members who are just grumpy, and don't add much in the way of positivity. Let them resolve their own demise, don't get involved. If you read something offside, bring it to the moderators attention, and move on. Getting involved in slinging poop, just gets your hands dirty and doesn't resolve anything.
I look forward to the future of AO and will do my part by posting more outdoor related content, more often.
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