Thesee Rules apply here and will be very strictly applied.

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RULES.

1. PERSONAL ATTACKS AND INSULTS
Personal attacks and insults are not tolerated here. When replying to a post, your own post must be about the post to which you are replying, not the poster themselves. Any personal remark about another poster that - in the judgment of management - could reasonably be regarded as an intentional insult in the context of that discussion will be deleted. Please also keep in mind that simply saying something that's not very nice is not necessarily an insult, nor does the fact that you are offended necessarily mean that you have been insulted.
The rules regarding personal attacks extend not only to individual posters, but to groups as well. For example, calling all Green supporters idiots is the same as calling every Green Supporter here an idiot, and will not be tolerated. A certain amount of latitude may be granted in discussing the policies and the practices of a political party or other political organization, but posters should be advised that this is thin ice, and be cautious about making remarks that personally insult the members of such parties or organizations. And again, simply saying, "I hate Greens" does not constitute an attack or an insult against Republicans. "I hate Greens because they are corrupt" is an attack, because it is attacking the character of all Republicans.
Attacks against public officials, political figures, celebrities, etc, are allowed, as long as they do not violate the guidelines concerning threats or incitement to violence (see below.)

2. FLAMEBAITING
Posts or images that, in the judgment of a moderator or administrator, are specifically intended to provoke emotional responses or personal attacks from other posters, rather than civil discussion, will be considered flamebaiting., and deleted.

3. DOXXING and HARASSMENT
If you don't like someone, leave them alone or put them on ignore. This includes quoting other members in your signature without permission, or mischaracterizing their statements by quoting them and changing the quotes. Disclosing personal or confidential information about other posters or management will be deleted and offending poster banned for a considerable period, perhaps, permanently.

4. TROLLING OR DERAILING A DISCUSSION
If you don't want to discuss the topic, stay out of the thread. Posts that are, in the judgment of management, intended to disrupt a discussion rather than actually contribute to it will be considered trolling.

5. THREATS, INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE, OR GLORIFICATION OF VIOLENCE
Any post that expresses a direct, indirect, or veiled threat to anyone - whether it be another member, some other individual, or a group in general - or an incitement to violence will be dealt with severely, may result in an immediate permanent banning, and may be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency. This includes (but is not limited to) what are known as "indirect threats," such as (for example) wishing that public officials or police officers come to harm.
Glorification of violence is praising, celebrating, or otherwise representing the violence in a positive light. This category also prohibits condoning intentional violence which resulted in serious injury or death, serious acts which aimed to hurt a disadvantaged group or groups (such as people of a specific ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation), or harmful acts conducted by known violent extremist or terrorist organizations. We also generally prohibit glorification of perpetrators and violent events that fall into one of the three categories listed.

6. RACIAL, ETHNIC, HOMOPHOBIC, GENDER, OR RELIGIOUS SLURS
Any post or image that is - in the judgment of a moderator or administrator - a slur against any such group will be deleted.

7. ATTACKING OR CALLING OUT STAFF OR ADMINISTRATION
All management personnel are volunteers. They may not always be right, because they're human - but they will always act in good faith and with the best of intentions, and this forum would not be possible without such management. When they're posting on the forums, feel free to debate and argue with them just as you would any other poster, but attacking or calling out a staff member who is acting in their official capacity is against the rules.
Constructive criticism or complaints are okay, but the public forums are not an appropriate venue for criticizing management or ownership of the site. If you have questions about a specific moderator decision, feel free to send a PM to that moderator, an administrator, or the site owner.

8. PROFANITY, ADULT CONTENT, AND GRAPHIC IMAGES
Any posts, signatures, or images that are considered overly obscene are forbidden, as well as any links to any such material. This includes (but is not limited to) nudity, and pornographic or excessively graphic images. Keep in mind that obscenity in a relatively obscure language is still profanity. We'll allow as much latitude as we reasonably can for images or quotes that are directly related to a legitimate event, but if in doubt, you might want to check with a moderator before posting. Common swearing or vernacular is okay but this Rule is intended to keep things moderate.

9. THREAD CREATION
The opening post of a thread sets the topic and the tone of the discussion. It should contain a member's opinions or questions with sufficient elaboration to establish a foundation for respectful discussion and debate. Threads should not be duplicates of other threads and/or topics (creating multiple threads with fundamentally the same topic is not allowed). Images, links, quotations, etc., should be used to support a member's opinion, not to replace it. Quoting from an article is optional. If a quote is added, it must be clearly distinguishable from the personal commentary. Quotes may only contain a small portion of the article. Don’t waste bandwidth quoting entire articles. Personal commentary must be a paragraph with at least 3 sentences of respectful elaboration. Thread titles should be a description of the thread topic (and if not they may be altered by the moderators). Whether a thread has sufficiently set a basis for respectful debate on the thread topic will be at the discretion of the moderators. All other board rules apply to thread titles and creation. Threads may be deleted, merged or closed for not meeting any of the requirements listed.

10. AVATARS
Avatars and profile pictures are governed by the same rules regarding other content - images that are obscene, insulting to any individual or group as defined in the Rules, are not allowed. You will be asked to remove any avatar which offends this Rule and if you don’t you will be removed until you have removed the avatar.

11. SIGNATURES
Signatures must comply with all applicable forum rules, especially those on 'Flamebaiting' and 'Personal Attacks'. The use of quotations from other members in a signature is subject to the express consent of the member being quoted. Member signatures should not contain links.

12. LINKS, SPAM / ADVERTISING, IMPROPER QUOTING, AND COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS
No commercial advertising is permitted anywhere on the forum - links in posts must be relevant to the discussion, and must not be intended simply to direct members to another website. Quotes, links, and images should be used to support a member's opinion, not to replace it - all posts containing them should also contain the poster's own comments as to their relevance. All quotes from other sources must be given appropriate credit, preferably with a link to the original article - long articles should be quoted from and/or summarized, not quoted in their entirety. Content copied from other sources must meet "fair use" guidelines, and violations of copyright will be deleted and subject to infraction. When quoting other posters, we ask that you use the site's "quote" function, so that other members can backtrack the conversation if they wish.
Linking to websites that require user registration is discouraged, but where it cannot be avoided notice should be given that that is the case. No links should involve any sites or material that are illegal or pornographic, and warnings should be posted with any links to material that might be considered 'graphic' or 'offensive' (and such links should only be posted when strictly relevant to the discussion).

13. MISINFORMATION AND QUESTIONABLE INFORMATION
Threads and posts meeting these three criteria will be considered misinformation and are not permitted: a) the information has been deemed to be false by authorities or deemed to be questionable; b) the information is presented in a factual way, such that a reader might not understand that the information is being debated or examined; c) the information has the potential to cause significant harm to readers. Threads and posts may be removed for this reason even if they cite a source, particularly if the source has been identified as a common source of misinformation by reputable sources. Threads and posts that fall into a gray area in regards to questionable information may be allowed to remain, but with a warning notice affixed to them and/or may have a portion edited.