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HelenM · 06-23-2003, 02:52 PM

I saw this post on a thread in ~Elsewhere~

Quote:

Originally posted by crazyfingers:

In addition to the Forum Rules and Policies, the following rules should be followed:

1) Disrespectful behavior is prohibited. This includes name calling, personal attacks, and ad hominems. No matter how much you might dislike another user, address the content of his/her post, not the user. (examples: Fuck you, Hey stupid, Were you on crack when you wrote that?)

2) Refrain from inflammatory language when responding to other users. (examples: "Your idea is retarded." "That's the most fucked up shit I've ever heard.")

I don't recall seeing 2) before. So, is using language that inflammatory about someone else's ideas against the rules in all IIDB forums?

Helen

missus_gumby · 06-23-2003, 04:26 PM

I think it probably applies to all the forums! However, it is specifically stated in the 'sticky' thread at the top of ~~Elsewhere~~, here.

Martin

Writer@Large · 06-23-2003, 04:28 PM

While we generally try to dissuade that sort of thing throughout the IIDB, those "extra" rules were stated in ~E~ explicitly in a deliberate attempt to stop ~E~ from descending back into Rants, Raves, Preaching, etc.

--W@L

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06-23-2003, 04:26 PM	#2
missus_gumby Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: UK Posts: 1,898	I think it probably applies to all the forums! However, it is specifically stated in the 'sticky' thread at the top of ~~Elsewhere~~, here. Martin

06-23-2003, 04:28 PM	#3
Writer@Large Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,198	While we generally try to dissuade that sort of thing throughout the IIDB, those "extra" rules were stated in ~E~ explicitly in a deliberate attempt to stop ~E~ from descending back into Rants, Raves, Preaching, etc. --W@L

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