I was going to call them the "Ten Commandments" but felt someone might be offended bởi that (either a religious person thinking I'm blasphemous hoặc a secularist thinking I'm hiển thị a bias towards religion. Lose, lose, bạn see). Also, I couldn't come up with ten rules.
So instead, observe the Golden Rules of the thảo luận Spot.
1) RESPECT your fellow debaters. They believe what they do for a reason just like bạn do. As opposed to simply trying to explain why they're wrong, explain your point of view and LISTEN to theirs. If bạn find bạn simply just cannot understand their views, hoặc that they will never understand yours, politely say so and end the conversation (or just don't respond).
2. No swearing, hoặc course language, please. Particularly offensive slurs will not be tolerated. This just degrades the whole thảo luận 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 bạn 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 bạn can do is ignore him/her. But if he makes an "argument" the argument being that "All Muslims are terrorists!" hoặc "All conservatives are ******* stupid!" Then my yêu thích way of biting back at those kind of remarks are providing counter-examples. Like a Muslim humanitarian hoặc a Christian terrorist, hoặc 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 bạn feel strongly about, do not make biased choices. For example.
Do bạn like picking flowers?
NO! I'm not silly and stupid!
YES! I'm a fruity little freak!
Those picks make it seem like bạn 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 bạn feel strongly about the subject, argue your point in a bình luận in a constructive way.
5. No petty ratings, hoặc petty actions of any kind in retaliation to a user whose arguments bạn may dislike. Please see link for what this entails.
6. NO REPEAT PICKS hoặc diễn đàn TOPICS. tìm kiếm before bạn post. I think that should go for all fanpop 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 fanpop 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 tình yêu 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 Những người bạn here!
These rules are to be followed at all times, and enforced bởi those at the spot who follow the rules. So bạn are your own policeman. If bạn misbehave, I expect bạn to punish yourself. I am, of course kidding, but in all seriousness if bạn as a rule-abiding fanpopper see someone breaking these rules, please ignore it or, in extreme cases maybe, báo cáo 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 bạn can do to dispel negative air is to be positive, so counteract their negativity with happy thoughts!
Thank you, and if bạn 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 bởi the pick and harold's các bình luận on đã đưa ý kiến pick to be found link.
link Swearing for emphasis and not out of disrespect hoặc 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 thảo luận Spot.
1) RESPECT your fellow debaters. They believe what they do for a reason just like bạn do. As opposed to simply trying to explain why they're wrong, explain your point of view and LISTEN to theirs. If bạn find bạn simply just cannot understand their views, hoặc that they will never understand yours, politely say so and end the conversation (or just don't respond).
2. No swearing, hoặc course language, please. Particularly offensive slurs will not be tolerated. This just degrades the whole thảo luận 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 bạn 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 bạn can do is ignore him/her. But if he makes an "argument" the argument being that "All Muslims are terrorists!" hoặc "All conservatives are ******* stupid!" Then my yêu thích way of biting back at those kind of remarks are providing counter-examples. Like a Muslim humanitarian hoặc a Christian terrorist, hoặc 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 bạn feel strongly about, do not make biased choices. For example.
Do bạn like picking flowers?
NO! I'm not silly and stupid!
YES! I'm a fruity little freak!
Those picks make it seem like bạn 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 bạn feel strongly about the subject, argue your point in a bình luận in a constructive way.
5. No petty ratings, hoặc petty actions of any kind in retaliation to a user whose arguments bạn may dislike. Please see link for what this entails.
6. NO REPEAT PICKS hoặc diễn đàn TOPICS. tìm kiếm before bạn post. I think that should go for all fanpop 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 fanpop 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 tình yêu 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 Những người bạn here!
These rules are to be followed at all times, and enforced bởi those at the spot who follow the rules. So bạn are your own policeman. If bạn misbehave, I expect bạn to punish yourself. I am, of course kidding, but in all seriousness if bạn as a rule-abiding fanpopper see someone breaking these rules, please ignore it or, in extreme cases maybe, báo cáo 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 bạn can do to dispel negative air is to be positive, so counteract their negativity with happy thoughts!
Thank you, and if bạn 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 bởi the pick and harold's các bình luận on đã đưa ý kiến pick to be found link.
link Swearing for emphasis and not out of disrespect hoặc 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
