A friendly reminder that this is a moderated forum and basic civility is required to remain a member in good standing.
This site is a playground for people of all races, faiths, and ages who support this program to meet and discuss their shared passion. Treat everyone with respect and civility.
If you can't play by that simple rule, you will get demoted to the rookie forum for a period of time. Repeat and/or egregious offenders will be permanently banned.
I should not have to clarify this in any way as it is both common sense and common decency. All of the common sense areas such as hate speech of course apply, as does the general rule of civil engagement being attack the argument, not the person. Repetitive posting and cross-posting of the same thing is discourteous and not fair to the community. Passive aggressive behavior / flame baiting is just as bad as the flaming and attacks so don't start it or portray yourself as a victim to stir up trouble. This includes attacks and innuendo regarding the the moderators/moderation: whining about moderation or otherwise attacking the moderators is not tolerated. The moderators are people who put themselves in the position of making difficult judgment calls and get zero credit or compensation. In some cases as their only reward, they've only had years of criticism and personal attacks. Those members who engage in this, show little class or respect for this community as a whole. This includes the moderators, as well as every other member who doesn't want to read through your: complaining, trolling, spamming, flaming and flame baiting, that takes the topic specific threads, off topic.
Addendum:
(1)if you see something offensive, report it. Do not reply in kind. "He started it" or "Another poster has gotten away with worse" are not viable defenses for poor behavior.
(2) Politics and religion are not for this site. Since here and in our society in general today, it is impossible to have civil political discussions, it naturally falls under flame baiting. There are obvious areas where politics, religion, and education and occasionally sports as well, intersect. When these issues arise and are relevant and newsworthy, refrain from engaging or baiting partisan politics.
(3) images, memes etc fall under the same guidelines as everything else.
(4) "just a joke" is not a free pass.
(5) Moderation is an organic process. There is no hegemony among the moderators. There is no political agenda. When your post gets moderated you are not being singled out. It may feel that way, but ask yourself if you have violated one of the etiquette issues outlined here. If you have a disagreement with the moderation, take it up directly via PM with a moderator or contact me.
see:
https://redmen.com/mission-statement.html
*updated 09/11/2020
This site is a playground for people of all races, faiths, and ages who support this program to meet and discuss their shared passion. Treat everyone with respect and civility.
If you can't play by that simple rule, you will get demoted to the rookie forum for a period of time. Repeat and/or egregious offenders will be permanently banned.
I should not have to clarify this in any way as it is both common sense and common decency. All of the common sense areas such as hate speech of course apply, as does the general rule of civil engagement being attack the argument, not the person. Repetitive posting and cross-posting of the same thing is discourteous and not fair to the community. Passive aggressive behavior / flame baiting is just as bad as the flaming and attacks so don't start it or portray yourself as a victim to stir up trouble. This includes attacks and innuendo regarding the the moderators/moderation: whining about moderation or otherwise attacking the moderators is not tolerated. The moderators are people who put themselves in the position of making difficult judgment calls and get zero credit or compensation. In some cases as their only reward, they've only had years of criticism and personal attacks. Those members who engage in this, show little class or respect for this community as a whole. This includes the moderators, as well as every other member who doesn't want to read through your: complaining, trolling, spamming, flaming and flame baiting, that takes the topic specific threads, off topic.
Addendum:
(1)if you see something offensive, report it. Do not reply in kind. "He started it" or "Another poster has gotten away with worse" are not viable defenses for poor behavior.
(2) Politics and religion are not for this site. Since here and in our society in general today, it is impossible to have civil political discussions, it naturally falls under flame baiting. There are obvious areas where politics, religion, and education and occasionally sports as well, intersect. When these issues arise and are relevant and newsworthy, refrain from engaging or baiting partisan politics.
(3) images, memes etc fall under the same guidelines as everything else.
(4) "just a joke" is not a free pass.
(5) Moderation is an organic process. There is no hegemony among the moderators. There is no political agenda. When your post gets moderated you are not being singled out. It may feel that way, but ask yourself if you have violated one of the etiquette issues outlined here. If you have a disagreement with the moderation, take it up directly via PM with a moderator or contact me.
see:
https://redmen.com/mission-statement.html
*updated 09/11/2020
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