Many forum members have noticed that the covid humor thread has disappeared, and recent attempts to start a new one were deleted. We have had many PMs with individual forum members, but we thought a more general explanation was in order.
Though some moderators had serious misgivings from the start, we allowed the covid humor thread, on the theory that laughing is always a good release from stress and a positive way to cope with difficulty. Those of us who laughed, though, are undoubtedly not the forum members whose lives have been profoundly changed by covid, either by the death of loved ones, life-altering post-covid distress, or other tragic consequences. Those forum members found the thread tasteless, hurtful and uncaring.
Since our guiding principle is to preserve a place for all things Camino-related, where people feel welcome and unthreatened, we decided that continuing the humor thread was not appropriate.
I have not locked this thread, because doing so means that it will quickly sink out of sight. Though I’m leaving it open for now, please know that disagreements or criticism of our decision should go in a PM to me or another moderator.
Buen camino.
Though some moderators had serious misgivings from the start, we allowed the covid humor thread, on the theory that laughing is always a good release from stress and a positive way to cope with difficulty. Those of us who laughed, though, are undoubtedly not the forum members whose lives have been profoundly changed by covid, either by the death of loved ones, life-altering post-covid distress, or other tragic consequences. Those forum members found the thread tasteless, hurtful and uncaring.
Since our guiding principle is to preserve a place for all things Camino-related, where people feel welcome and unthreatened, we decided that continuing the humor thread was not appropriate.
I have not locked this thread, because doing so means that it will quickly sink out of sight. Though I’m leaving it open for now, please know that disagreements or criticism of our decision should go in a PM to me or another moderator.
Buen camino.