- March 1st, 2007, 10:11 am
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Our goal is to be the best place on the internet to discuss even the most complicated or controversial topics in a civil, open-minded way free of personal attacks.
(Rules A through C apply to the entire forum. The off-topic sections are generally exempt from rules D-H.)
A. No ad hominem arguments, insults, flames, personal attacks, libel or slander--at all in the slightest. When in doubt, we will delete your post and warn or ban you, so please go above and beyond to avoid personally attacking other members at all in the slightest. Please keep discussion focused on the issues of the specific topics, and not on the character of those discussing the issues. If your motive is to ridicule members, or spread bad feeling, please do not bother to post. Go above and beyond to do your best to be as respectful and sincere as possible. Posts that have a rude or ridiculing tone or otherwise seem to have the intent of offending others as opposed to having productive exchange of ideas will be deleted, with the poster warned or banned. Even borderline posts will be deleted, with the poster warned or banned. Please see this clarification on how forum discussions are simultaneously uncensored and strictly moderated.
- A.2. Speculating about whether another member who is allegedly saying something false is lying, trolling, stupid, or ignorant, etc. is an off-topic insult.
C. No spam. No advertising. No selling.
- C.2. All links posted must meet our strict site policies regarding links.
D. All posts must be on topic. Posting irrelevant asides, snide comments, or derailing a discussion, is not in the spirit of the forum and is strictly prohibited. It's not merely against the rules to intentionally derail a topic; you must make a concentrated effort to stay on-topic in each topic. Polite, kind off-topic remarks within a post that aren't very distracting (e.g. "hi," "thanks," "I enjoy your writing") are usually tolerated but the majority of each and every post must be on topic and absolutely no rude off-topic or offensive off-topic remarks will be tolerated at all.
- D.2. All posts need to contribute an on-topic point or on-topic question to the discussion. No single word posts, or meaningless posts. No posts that simply say "yes", "no", "bump", or "I agree".
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Other notes: As a new trial member, your posts will be held for moderation until you have at least 20 approved on-topic posts. You will also be unable to send PMs or post links. All new topics for all members even those with more than 20 posts are held for moderation (except those by moderators and contributors).
Other terms: By using this site, you agree to follow these rules. Posts that violate these rules will be edited or deleted. Members who violate these rules will be warned or banned. Your own posts will generally not be deleted upon request. By posting you give us permanent, unconditional right to publish, edit or delete the content of your post for any reason at our discretion. If you do not fully understand any of the above rules or are warned about violating one of them, please use the corresponding links to see the elaborations and to ask questions or PM Scott. You may also review the older, more elaborate version of the forum rules which listed the rules in a different order using numbers.
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