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It is not surprisng that we have had a surge of Turkish membership to this site lately. Whenever outside events such as the French Parliamentary vote occur, we see in increase in activity (mostly negative) and it's understandable that in such an environment, strong reactions will be elicited on both sides.
I'll state the obvious here. The Armenian Genocide is going to forever be an issue which alienates Armenians and Turks from each other and that is an enduring consequence of 1915. I think we all know this. It's no doubt a topic that will bring up mutual hatred. Everyone who has joined this site has already made up their mind and I sincerely doubt anyone will be swayed in a new direction; Armenian or Turk.
If your motives are to change minds, you are indeed in the wrong place. And the only result to your futile efforts will end be insults and as longtime members lose patience. You have to understand, we've heard it all before, ad nauseum. This is unfortunate but such is life and life goes on.
The fact that this is a site by Armenians, for Armenians, and is dedicated to the Armenian Genocide should make it abundantly clear that we feel strongly about this issue and our minds will not be changed. This isn't a challenge, I'm just stating the stark reality.
That being stated, this is not a Turkish/Armenian understanding forum as indeed we are partisan on this issue. The foremost rule on this site is that we do not accept members who deny the Genocide...full stop. If you want to talk about the mitigating events that led to the Genocide, the why, the when, the where, the motives, history surrounding the time period, etc., very well. If we answer some of your questions; fantastic.
I would like to remind the membership that the focus of this site is to exchange information regarding the Armenian Genocide. You'll notice, if you've taken the time, that we post articles from scholarly journals, newpapers, and other periodicals related to the topic and then we comment and compare those items and discuss them. I cherish what I've learned at this site from most of the membership as I respect most members here.
While I suggest that all the name calling cease on this forum, I also suggest that SOME of the Turkish members leave this forum or at least take a hiatus. Most of the proclamations, demands, insults, etc. have been made again and again by various Turkish members who for various reasons (banning, loss of interest, etc.) have come and gone. Basically, we've heard it all and like I wrote before, this is why we tend to overreact at times. So if I've insulted you in the past, my apologies. While you may be a new member to this site and honestly feel you are bringing something new, you should perhaps reconsider before posting; its probably been covered already. Believe me, we have every negationist counter-arguement down pat. It bares repeating yet again but we've heard it all.
Of course you are free to ignore what I'm asking and that is your prerogative but please think on this in a mature fashion.
We do have some valuable Turkish members of this forum who I think should remain and even deserve better treatment (hitite, elendil, Vogelgrippe) from resident Armenians. They've stoked some decent conversations and I've seen them get dumped on by both Armenians and their fellow Turks.
Thank you,
Joseph
I'll state the obvious here. The Armenian Genocide is going to forever be an issue which alienates Armenians and Turks from each other and that is an enduring consequence of 1915. I think we all know this. It's no doubt a topic that will bring up mutual hatred. Everyone who has joined this site has already made up their mind and I sincerely doubt anyone will be swayed in a new direction; Armenian or Turk.
If your motives are to change minds, you are indeed in the wrong place. And the only result to your futile efforts will end be insults and as longtime members lose patience. You have to understand, we've heard it all before, ad nauseum. This is unfortunate but such is life and life goes on.
The fact that this is a site by Armenians, for Armenians, and is dedicated to the Armenian Genocide should make it abundantly clear that we feel strongly about this issue and our minds will not be changed. This isn't a challenge, I'm just stating the stark reality.
That being stated, this is not a Turkish/Armenian understanding forum as indeed we are partisan on this issue. The foremost rule on this site is that we do not accept members who deny the Genocide...full stop. If you want to talk about the mitigating events that led to the Genocide, the why, the when, the where, the motives, history surrounding the time period, etc., very well. If we answer some of your questions; fantastic.
I would like to remind the membership that the focus of this site is to exchange information regarding the Armenian Genocide. You'll notice, if you've taken the time, that we post articles from scholarly journals, newpapers, and other periodicals related to the topic and then we comment and compare those items and discuss them. I cherish what I've learned at this site from most of the membership as I respect most members here.
While I suggest that all the name calling cease on this forum, I also suggest that SOME of the Turkish members leave this forum or at least take a hiatus. Most of the proclamations, demands, insults, etc. have been made again and again by various Turkish members who for various reasons (banning, loss of interest, etc.) have come and gone. Basically, we've heard it all and like I wrote before, this is why we tend to overreact at times. So if I've insulted you in the past, my apologies. While you may be a new member to this site and honestly feel you are bringing something new, you should perhaps reconsider before posting; its probably been covered already. Believe me, we have every negationist counter-arguement down pat. It bares repeating yet again but we've heard it all.
Of course you are free to ignore what I'm asking and that is your prerogative but please think on this in a mature fashion.
We do have some valuable Turkish members of this forum who I think should remain and even deserve better treatment (hitite, elendil, Vogelgrippe) from resident Armenians. They've stoked some decent conversations and I've seen them get dumped on by both Armenians and their fellow Turks.
Thank you,
Joseph