Street Talk March 5, 2012

Street Talk

Discussion

COMMENTING ON STORIES:

Welcome to our story comments feature. We welcome your thoughts and your opinions, including the unpopular ones. We only ask that you keep your conversations clean, civil and on the topic of the story you are commenting on.

Coinciding with our websites redesign, we launched our new story comments feature through Disqus.

Disqus gives users the ability to log into our story comments feature so that they may be able to track their conversations, receive emails when their comments get a reply or to even have your comments update onto your Facebook or Twitter accounts.

For the time being, our story comments feature will continue to have the ability to post comments anonymously. We reserve the right to require registration in the future using your name and verified email address.

Not all comments are deemed printable. Some are disqualified at the newspaper’s discretion for a number of different reasons. Please follow our Online Rules of Conduct at all times.

RULES OF CONDUCT:

We reserve the right to remove comments that are unacceptable, to wit:

1. False and inacurate statements.
2. Personal attacks. Explicit name-calling.
3. Harassing, harmful, vulgar, obscene and defamatory language.
4. Threatening statements or statements that suggest violence.
5. Hate speech of any kind.
6. Intolerant comments on religion, race, age, gender, sexual preference or disabilities.
7. Accusations of criminal activity.
8. Content that is harmful to children and minors in any way.
9. References to any type of sexual activity and other private matters.
10. Random and inflammatory statements that are off topic.
11. Advertising of any kind.
12. Typing in all caps.

WE ENCOURAGE REASONABLE AND COURTEOUS COMMENTS THAT:

1. Create conversation on issues of interest and concern to fellow readers and local community members.
2. Express opinions and contrarian views.
3. Stimulate debate with respectful language.
4. Stay within the boundaries of these rules.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SUSPEND OR TERMINATE ACCESS FOR:

1. Violating any of these Online Rules of Conduct.
2. Deliberately disrupting discussions with repetitive messages, meaningless messages or spam.
3. Misrepresentation of identity or impersonating another user.

WE WELCOME:

1. Flagging violations of these rules that you observe to our attention.

MONITORING:

We monitor comments regularly Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Approval of comments outside of this time (including weekends) will be sporadic.

comments powered by Disqus

March 5, 2012

Street Talk March 5, 2012

Anonymous Daily Star The Daily Star Mon Mar 05, 2012, 02:25 AM EST

"I think that when kids are young they should be taught to handle conflict. They should be taught how to handle being bullied or any kind of confrontation."

Tracey Martindale, Sidney Center, executive administrative assistant.

"I think you can include programs such as peer mentoring with teenagers and mediation as well. Programs like that can be helpful."

John Graham, Laurens, child care specialist.

"It could be prevented if we have tighter gun control laws."

Matt Carlson, Oneonta, college student.

"I would think acceptance, plain and simple, across the line. Teaching acceptance in the town, in the school and the community."

Donna Osborne, Oneonta, case manager.

"It starts in the home with the values you teach. Parents need to be careful of the values they teach their children and need to realize that although they might not intend to put others down, children pick up on those cues."

Billy Rothwell, Elmont, college student.

"They could beef-up security. Metal detectors are expensive but could be worth it if it saves lives."

Thomas Hand, Wallkill, college student.