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Forum: Forum Rules Please Read and Comment Part 2

04 June 2006

BroncoBillat 01:35

Continued from here.

Quoted from DemFromCT’s opening post:

As we get more robust on the Forum, and have new users added, please note these basic rules which are similar to netiquette everywhere:

  1. Be nice to newbies.
  2. Not every poster can figure out PHP markup (it’s not HTML as is used with blog posting). See the box at the very bottom for tips on posting, especially links. Long links will cause the page to expand laterally (called sidescroll and the page will remain that way until an editor can edit.
  3. News stories should not be reproduced in full. It is a violation of copyright and fair use rules, particularly when not accompanied by analysis. Post just a portion, and provide a link. No link, no credibility.
  4. This is a nonpartisan site. There are plenty of political blogs for arguing politics. Please note that we have non-Americans using the site (to them: incomprehensible and boring!) and that political arguments should be restricted to how it affects flu policy.
  5. Observe and follow Fair Use doctrine.

The Forum is open. Write me or any of the editors if you encounter a problem. We have very few, btw, but as we get bigger I think this will be added to periodically. Thanks, all, for participating and reading.

BroncoBillat 01:43

Bump

13 July 2006

Bronco Bill – at 00:25

Bump…just to keep it fresh.

CAMikeat 01:30

bump

18 July 2006

Anon_451 – at 21:05

Bump for pogge

pogge – at 21:11

Thank you.

Dennis in Colorado – at 21:16

This is a nonpartisan site.

It would be helpful if that rule was applied consistently.

roman – at 21:22

Dennis in Colorado, I agree. It seems we are ignoring a very relevant situation right now. A situation that could make Bird Flu invisible. A situation that is no longer a conspiracy. I guess I have to give up the “official wiki conspiracy guy” title. Darn.

DemFromCTat 23:53

It would be helpful if that rule was applied consistently.

It’s applied as consistently as possible, given the mix of people here. But self-restraint on the part of posters is more effective than moderator intervention.

19 July 2006

anonymous – at 02:57

the strategy is to keep the rules general and nonspecific, so there is more freedom for the moderators to judge individually ;-)

katherine – at 03:17

when does a person stop being a newbie so we can clobber’em. (smile)

anonymous – at 03:19

people posting as “anonymous” are generally to be considered newbies ;-)

anonymous – at 03:23

Monotreme,DemfromCT,anon_22 ,
it’s so sad that we have to stay anonymous here since there are always some people who are trying to revenge personnally on discussion-disagreements. But the solution can’t be to ask people to be polite and avoid saying openly when they disagree. Better ask people not to be so sensitive and _never_ take any internet discussion as personal attacks.

Melanie – at 04:34

“Clobbering” is never in order. If the newbies read the rules and follow minimal netaquitte, they will stay out of harms way.

Treat others as you wish to be treated. That’s about everything you need to know.

anon_22 – at 04:53

But the solution can’t be to ask people to be polite and avoid saying openly when they disagree.

We ask people to be polite and they can openly say that they disagree.

Better ask people not to be so sensitive and _never_ take any internet discussion as personal attacks.

Sometimes people do need to be less sensitive, as misunderstandings can happen since all you read are the words without the nonverbal cues that you would get in a face-to-face conversation. If you are saying something that you think other people may get sensitive about, the use of softening language or smiley faces :-) help. If you feel someone is attacking you, take a deep breath, re-read the post slowly to find out if the person is talking about the issue or about you. I would say most of the time you will find that people are talking about the issue and not you.

When in doubt, the best thing to do probably is to remind each other to stay on topic.

CAMikeat 19:19

anon_22 – at 04:53, exactly.

Keep on topic and if you disagree no need to be nasty about it. We are all adults, right? ;-)

Mike

no name – at 19:28

I hope there is disagreement. Without the different points of view how can we expect to expand our own point of view. I am not here to be with like minded people…I am here to learn how to survive. It is scientifically proven that a group of people come up with a better way than each individual’s on their own. Thank you to each person who spends their time and attention to help me accomplish my goal…survival.

15 September 2006

Bronco Bill – at 01:35

Bump for newbies (and some of us oldies!)

AnnieBat 06:51

To stop the ‘bashing’, can we use the “WYSITFYATTYSI” rule

what you say is true for you at the time you say it

Opinions expressed under this rule are to be respected - that doesn’t mean they cannot be disagreed with but use an alternative opinion, not a personal attack.

Alternatively, put a big heading on the opening comment of the thread saying Enter here at your own risk and then it is accepted that ‘bashing’ will take place.

anonymous – at 07:26

or make an extra field:
( ) don’t bash me
(x) bashing allowed
>><<

17 November 2006

Closed - Bronco Bill – at 23:42

Closed to maintain Forum speed.

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