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duncvis
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26 Jan 2005, 8:50 am

Hi folks, hope you like the new forum - Chris's idea as you know.

This is a forum in which strong opinions are likely to be expressed, so can we all do that in a civil manner - no flames, personal attacks or hate speech please... :)

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26 Jan 2005, 9:37 am

Awwww - no fair.... You spoil all our fun :lol:


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26 Jan 2005, 10:05 am

Consider yourself told! :shameonyou:

heh heh heh :P

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02 Jun 2005, 8:52 am

NOT SO POLITE REMINDER

obey the rules!! !


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20 Aug 2005, 4:22 pm

For one thing, I would much rather enjoy intellectual debates rather than undergo personal flame attacks. So far, it's been pretty good, though. :)


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15 Oct 2005, 6:58 am

Vivi, what do you think of a new rule on this forum banning xenophobia and homophobia. I think it will go a long way to preventing flame wars occurring in the first place.



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15 Oct 2005, 9:11 am

And I wonder who the two people are that RobertN has in mind...

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15 Oct 2005, 9:42 am

ascan wrote:
And I wonder who the two people are that RobertN has in mind...

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I don't have anyone in mind, Ascan, I just don't think it is acceptable considering we have homosexuals and ethnic minorities on WP as well.



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15 Oct 2005, 11:32 am

the TOS cover this forum as it does the others - dunc's original post was to emphasise that topics in this forum are more likely than usual to evoke strong feelings and philosophies, and thereby, more disagreement. hence the request.

the TOS are here:

http://www.wrongplanet.net/modules.php? ... pic&t=7785

as you can see, they cover racism (xenophobia, as you have defined it) and homophobia.

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edited to update link to guidelines.



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21 Nov 2005, 11:27 pm

This Forum is the reason why I became a member of Wrong Planet.


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21 Dec 2005, 2:29 am

And the submissions in this thread serve irony well, all too well.


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29 Apr 2006, 8:48 am

Rules are dangerous things to have; they're generally seen as a challenge. For example, how far can you stretch a WP rule before it's broken? I'm sure someone on the forum will have the answer to that by the end of the week. :wink:



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20 Jun 2006, 2:03 am

I think those rules were just aimed at people who have a religious belief, as they sure aren't enforced when those of faith are under attack everytime they post a thread. Those who don't have Spiritual beliefs can say anything they want



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20 Jun 2006, 7:23 am

Paula wrote:
I think those rules were just aimed at people who have a religious belief, as they sure aren't enforced when those of faith are under attack everytime they post a thread. Those who don't have Spiritual beliefs can say anything they want


People are entitled to express their disagreement with things that you or anyone posts. You cannot reasonably expect to have a rule that effectively limits replies to only those who agree with you.

Altho' you might be right in saying that the rules are aimed at religious people:
* The rules say no hate speech. True, this does seem aimed at religious people because the christian bible is loaded with hate speech.
* The rules also say no homophobia. Again, true, this does seem aimed at religious people because the christian bible is homophobic (it says that homosexuals should be killed).
* The rules also say no sexist statements. True, this does seem aimed at religious people because the christian bible is very sexist against women (it says they are inferior to men and should submit to men etc).