Big Beautiful Dreamer
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Da Rules of Hyde Park do a good job of governing this lively debating society/tavern brawl/free exchange of ideas. If the rules about respecting other individuals are too vague for daily living, however, here are a few specifics that will get you in trouble when employed.
1. "-tard." Any descriptive employing that suffix is constituted as "insulting other members," an infractable offense. Notice that that's descriptive and suffix, for all you clever clogs discussing custard, mustard, and the like.
2. The location of President Obama's birth, relative to his meeting the constitutional requirements for holding the office of the presidency, are not up for discussion. Should there be new developments that merit discussion, threads will be allowed unless and until they deteriorate. After discussion among moderators and Webmaster, this topic was tabled because few involved seemed able to get beyond "is too," "is not."
3. Per the Webmaster, calling longtime contributing members "trolls" is not necessarily infractable but very poor sport and, in context, could possibly be classed as "insulting other members," which is a category of infraction.
4. Profanity is permitted within reason, so long as it does not constitute the majority of the post and is used primarily as adjectival language. Use of profanity as descriptive pronouns (e.g., "You're a ****head") is not allowed.
5. Discussion of political candidates, potential candidates, or former candidates is encouraged and permitted. Gratuitous name-calling is not permitted, is a violation of Rule 3 of Da Rules of Hyde Park, and anyone engaging in it will receive one PM warning, to be followed by infractions for repeated offenses. By all means, support and encourage your candidate; just not by calling other candidates names.
1. "-tard." Any descriptive employing that suffix is constituted as "insulting other members," an infractable offense. Notice that that's descriptive and suffix, for all you clever clogs discussing custard, mustard, and the like.
2. The location of President Obama's birth, relative to his meeting the constitutional requirements for holding the office of the presidency, are not up for discussion. Should there be new developments that merit discussion, threads will be allowed unless and until they deteriorate. After discussion among moderators and Webmaster, this topic was tabled because few involved seemed able to get beyond "is too," "is not."
3. Per the Webmaster, calling longtime contributing members "trolls" is not necessarily infractable but very poor sport and, in context, could possibly be classed as "insulting other members," which is a category of infraction.
4. Profanity is permitted within reason, so long as it does not constitute the majority of the post and is used primarily as adjectival language. Use of profanity as descriptive pronouns (e.g., "You're a ****head") is not allowed.
5. Discussion of political candidates, potential candidates, or former candidates is encouraged and permitted. Gratuitous name-calling is not permitted, is a violation of Rule 3 of Da Rules of Hyde Park, and anyone engaging in it will receive one PM warning, to be followed by infractions for repeated offenses. By all means, support and encourage your candidate; just not by calling other candidates names.
