I was going to call them the "Ten Commandments" but felt someone might be offended によって that (either a religious person thinking I'm blasphemous または a secularist thinking I'm 表示中 a bias towards religion. Lose, lose, あなた see). Also, I couldn't come up with ten rules.
So instead, observe the Golden Rules of the ディベート Spot.
1) RESPECT your fellow debaters. They believe what they do for a reason just like あなた do. As opposed to simply trying to explain why they're wrong, explain your point of view and LISTEN to theirs. If あなた find あなた simply just cannot understand their views, または that they will never understand yours, politely say so and end the conversation (or just don't respond).
2. No swearing, または course language, please. Particularly offensive slurs will not be tolerated. This just degrades the whole ディベート and it disintegrates into uncivilized mudslinging like cavemen. We don't want to act like cavemen, do we? Please, no Geico activists call me racist.
3. If someone says something あなた are offended by, please try to respond in a calm manner and argue your point civilly. If a troll comes along and upsets you, the best あなた can do is ignore him/her. But if he makes an "argument" the argument being that "All Muslims are terrorists!" または "All conservatives are ******* stupid!" Then my お気に入り way of biting back at those kind of remarks are providing counter-examples. Like a Muslim humanitarian または a Christian terrorist, または a smart republican. (These things exist people, no smart mouths!) I then proceed to ignore whatever "**** YOU"s that may ensue.
4. If you're going to make a pick あなた feel strongly about, do not make biased choices. For example.
Do あなた like picking flowers?
NO! I'm not silly and stupid!
YES! I'm a fruity little freak!
Those picks make it seem like あなた are just trying to make your opinion win over someone else's instead of gain any insight, and go against the "respect other opinions" rule. If あなた feel strongly about the subject, argue your point in a コメント in a constructive way.
5. No petty ratings, または petty actions of any kind in retaliation to a user whose arguments あなた may dislike. Please see link for what this entails.
6. NO REPEAT PICKS または フォーラ TOPICS. 検索 before あなた post. I think that should go for all ファンポップ Spots. I know that most of the times people post things twice on accident. This is the most forgivable of the Golden Rules.
7. HAVE FUN! That's what ファンポップ is for, isn't it? Learn something knew. Expand your horizons. Crack a joke every now and then to ease some building tension in a particularly heated debate. I 愛 controversy because it's out of controversy that we grow and appreciate other points of views. So just kick back and relax a little. We're all フレンズ here!
These rules are to be followed at all times, and enforced によって those at the spot who follow the rules. So あなた are your own policeman. If あなた misbehave, I expect あなた to punish yourself. I am, of course kidding, but in all seriousness if あなた as a rule-abiding fanpopper see someone breaking these rules, please ignore it or, in extreme cases maybe, レポート the user. If they are obviously attention-seekers, ignore them. If they are offensive, respond politely. If I see anyone breaking the rules, I may PM them politely to try and resolve the issue, I may not.
The best thing あなた can do to dispel negative air is to be positive, so counteract their negativity with happy thoughts!
Thank you, and if あなた have any additions to make to this, please tack it on. This soapbox will be updated as needed.
For a summation, please see included image.
link As of February 2008, all content should be contextualized as explained によって the pick and harold's コメント on 発言しました pick to be found link.
link Swearing for emphasis and not out of disrespect または ad hominem attacks, will be allowed, but may be subject to review on a case-by-case basis.
(Last updated September 2015)
So instead, observe the Golden Rules of the ディベート Spot.
1) RESPECT your fellow debaters. They believe what they do for a reason just like あなた do. As opposed to simply trying to explain why they're wrong, explain your point of view and LISTEN to theirs. If あなた find あなた simply just cannot understand their views, または that they will never understand yours, politely say so and end the conversation (or just don't respond).
2. No swearing, または course language, please. Particularly offensive slurs will not be tolerated. This just degrades the whole ディベート and it disintegrates into uncivilized mudslinging like cavemen. We don't want to act like cavemen, do we? Please, no Geico activists call me racist.
3. If someone says something あなた are offended by, please try to respond in a calm manner and argue your point civilly. If a troll comes along and upsets you, the best あなた can do is ignore him/her. But if he makes an "argument" the argument being that "All Muslims are terrorists!" または "All conservatives are ******* stupid!" Then my お気に入り way of biting back at those kind of remarks are providing counter-examples. Like a Muslim humanitarian または a Christian terrorist, または a smart republican. (These things exist people, no smart mouths!) I then proceed to ignore whatever "**** YOU"s that may ensue.
4. If you're going to make a pick あなた feel strongly about, do not make biased choices. For example.
Do あなた like picking flowers?
NO! I'm not silly and stupid!
YES! I'm a fruity little freak!
Those picks make it seem like あなた are just trying to make your opinion win over someone else's instead of gain any insight, and go against the "respect other opinions" rule. If あなた feel strongly about the subject, argue your point in a コメント in a constructive way.
5. No petty ratings, または petty actions of any kind in retaliation to a user whose arguments あなた may dislike. Please see link for what this entails.
6. NO REPEAT PICKS または フォーラ TOPICS. 検索 before あなた post. I think that should go for all ファンポップ Spots. I know that most of the times people post things twice on accident. This is the most forgivable of the Golden Rules.
7. HAVE FUN! That's what ファンポップ is for, isn't it? Learn something knew. Expand your horizons. Crack a joke every now and then to ease some building tension in a particularly heated debate. I 愛 controversy because it's out of controversy that we grow and appreciate other points of views. So just kick back and relax a little. We're all フレンズ here!
These rules are to be followed at all times, and enforced によって those at the spot who follow the rules. So あなた are your own policeman. If あなた misbehave, I expect あなた to punish yourself. I am, of course kidding, but in all seriousness if あなた as a rule-abiding fanpopper see someone breaking these rules, please ignore it or, in extreme cases maybe, レポート the user. If they are obviously attention-seekers, ignore them. If they are offensive, respond politely. If I see anyone breaking the rules, I may PM them politely to try and resolve the issue, I may not.
The best thing あなた can do to dispel negative air is to be positive, so counteract their negativity with happy thoughts!
Thank you, and if あなた have any additions to make to this, please tack it on. This soapbox will be updated as needed.
For a summation, please see included image.
link As of February 2008, all content should be contextualized as explained によって the pick and harold's コメント on 発言しました pick to be found link.
link Swearing for emphasis and not out of disrespect または ad hominem attacks, will be allowed, but may be subject to review on a case-by-case basis.
(Last updated September 2015)
Summation of the original Seven Golden Rules
