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At some level, it bothers me intensely that this post is even necessary.  It speaks volumes about the fraying of the seams of civility and decorum which kept our tiny community bound together.

Many moons ago, a group of ragtag conservatives found each other and wandered through the wilds of the internet, going from home to home, in a sort of philosophical exile.

At one point there was an exodus, that collectively, we decided needed to be the last.  Sundance, Stella and others searched for missing members of our party, and Sundance kindly cleared us a Refuge in the Wilds and built the Treehouse.  It took awhile for us to get settled in, but once we were unpacked, the floors swept and the dishes put away, we threw open the doors because we were finally ready for “company”.

We welcomed anyone to our little campfire that wanted to search for the Truth and find a way back to the Republic we all loved and carried in our hearts.  We openly shared our snacks, made sure there were lots of s’mores supplies, and on Friday eves, hosted a well stocked bar with music and dancing.

What we asked for in return was very little.

Politeness.  A recognition that you are visitors in our home, and stay at our pleasure.  This is not a commercial site; no one who visits here is required to subscribe and pay a fee to join our party.

Respect.  Our Treehouse is a collection of different personalities with different skill sets.  Collectively, we are much stronger than we are individually.  This is how one of our staunchest supporters described us to a newbie:

HOWEVER, Wolverines do not operate that way. WOLVERINES are a cellular structure, where each admin knows the tasks of the other to the point that they operate interchangeably, yet independent of one another. They are driven by intent and they do it with the guidance within their hearts.

Courtesy.  I pains me to remind our Readership, but it really isn’t okay to come to our house and then demand we change the china pattern, or that you didn’t like the appetizers, let alone the entrée.

It’s not “okay” to tell an Admin and keeper of keys to the Tree to “get over themselves” or that they are the “hired help” for Sundance, or that they are a “c*nt”, etcetera.

It’s not “okay” to rudely declare that you don’t like a post, or that there wasn’t enough back up confirmation for your sensibilities, or you don’t like the conclusions that were drawn, or that we need to run out and pick up your intellectual drycleaning because you’re just too darn lazy to do it yourself.

We built this Tree to make it what we wanted it to be.  We built it for us, and no one else.  If you don’t like it – no one is demanding you stay.  The internet is a big, big world filled with lots of blogs with lots of outlooks.  If you feel the need to rudely challenge or criticize what you find here, then safe travels.  We don’t need your narcissistic, disruptive and rude selves to upset the rest of our polite and well mannered guests.

It’s not okay to pollute our Front Page with your own opinions about what we “should” be doing, or what our blog “should” be posting, or how we “should” make an effort to become famous, etcetera.  None of those things is of interest to us.  If it were, trust me, we are savvy enough that we could do that ourselves without your “help”.

For those of you who need to be reminded, anything that isn’t applicable to the thread or isn’t in good hearted fun to lighten the mood should be addressed in a private e-mail to us.  Throwing a temper tantrum and stamping your feet in our living room is never okay, and you will be ejected.

We have had a lot of new traffic with our decision to investigate the Zimmerman Railroading.  Now that more information is being dessiminated about the corruption, our visitor hits are stratospheric.  Our site is behaving wonky; the proprietors are tired, and we no longer have the patience or temperance to indulge rude guests.  SD and others here have put themselves and their families at serious risk of harm in an effort to find the Truth – a decision we made consciously.  But, at the end of the day, this is “our” home, and because we elected to share what we know and what we have found in an effort to encourage others to go on their own journey for Truth doesn’t mean we “owe” any one of you anything – simply because you stumbled upon our clearing in the woods.

To those that have recently arrived because of the Zimmerman trial coverage and analysis – we welcome you as temporary tourists, but this is a quiet place for fun and discussion – not an Occupy rally with a “mic check” filled with combative arrogance.

For those who don’t understand that I don’t suffer intemperance and the selfish demands of Progs well, here is a reminder to my outlook and my personal blog:

Rebuttal

Fix. Bayonets.

A zero tolerance policy for nonsense is now in effect.

That is all.

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