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OK, since it's been asked... The Boot's Handy Dandy Guide To What Is And Isn't A Slur You are an idiot! -- NOT A SLUR You are a moron! -- NOT A SLUR You knucklehead! -- NOT A SLUR You brainless waste of air! - NOT A SLUR You useless piece of trash! - STILL NOT A SLUR Everybody is dumber for...

*bangs head on desk* He made a joke that was in violation of rule 2e, that is the sole reason he got thread banned. Not forum banned, not sub forum banned, thread banned.

I've never been staff anywhere else, could you please be so kind as to give me the benefit of the doubt that I won't act like those people? I get it, I really do, that people are gun shy here, but seriously.

*looks over rules* Where, pray tell, is there a single rules violation in what you described? Unless it reaches the level of dogpiling, or you follow each other to every single other thread to continue to yell at them, then if anybody reported that we'd roll our eyes and reject it. What is so...

Good god, people. You are being asked to follow the very same rules that have been in existence since day one of this site. Not a single rule is new. Not a single rule is ambiguous. 99% of you have never even drifted CLOSE to violating the rules. Therefore, the staff being more proactive in...

No, it's because you haven't violated the rules. That's it, full stop. Keep on not violating the rules and guess what, you won't be hit for violating the rules. See how this works?

Is it so hard to expect people to actually follow the bloody rules? Is that too big of an ask? Is it too much for grown adults to respect the fact that this space has had civility rules from day one? Really? Is that too much for you?

This right here is something we do not want to see. It is perfectly possible to make all of the points you just made without having to resort to 2a violations. At this point you are just saying them to be edgy and say them, it proves nothing, it adds nothing, it gives no value or improvement...

It comes down to context. Say you are posting in a controversial thread. Say something that on its face is completely within the rules. But then somebody takes what you said as inflammatory and erupts. I get the report, and I look at the post. If your post is otherwise 100% within the rules...

That is a hard question, especially on a forum where you are missing many of the social cues that in person discussion can have. I cannot really give you concrete guidelines, beyond avoid the bright lines of the posted rules. If somebody is insulted by what you posted, but it is within the...

Look, I understand. I love Zoe as a sister, and I understand where you are coming from. Just the problem is that there are people who simply put are bad actors, who are here trying to constantly test the limits, and who cannot seem to comprehend the concept of 'civility' as applied to them...

What we are hoping for is that people will behave themselves. If you see a fellow poster posting crazy shit in violation of the rules, we as mods would like to know so we can deal with it. Hopefully with a friendly warning that puts everything back on track or a mod voice post that cools...

Again, I'll reiterate that the rules have always been clear, with bright lines established. Rule 2 – Civility Rules The purpose of this website and forum is to promote the exchange of ideas in a civil manner, upholding the value of freedom of speech. In order to fulfill this purpose certain...

It is motivated by the fact that you and others have been actively flaunting our rules and behaving like spoiled two year olds. Now drop it.

OK, let me give examples, shall I? News story about Ted Wheeler doing Ted Wheeler Things. 'He's a total coward who doesn't deserve to be in office' - PERFECTLY FINE 'What a useless moron' - PERFECTLY FINE 'God what a cuck' - Getting a bit borderline and you might want to think about word...

You are taking the example far too literally. We have civility rules, they are publicly posted, and they pretty much all boil down to 'don't be a douche'. Argue as passionately as you wish, but when you become a douche, don't be surprised if you get smacked for it, either with a rolled up...

That's lovely that those other sites are comparative cesspools compared to here. It's also completely irrelevant. We have civility rules. We are going to enforce them more strictly because some people see them as checklists of things to do rather than things not to do. Is this so hard to...

Ideas are not the problem, civility is the problem. You can debate any idea you want to... so long as you do it in a civil manner within the forum rules. The only topics that are off limits are clearly delineated in the ToS. This is not rocket science.