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Darat · 1st March 2010, 05:02 AM

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Darat Lackey Administrator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: South East, UK Posts: 114,847	Rule 0: Be Civil and Polite E1 As stated in its tagline, this Forum is meant as a place for friendly and lively discussion. While we accept that things may get a bit heated from time to time, that does not excuse constant or excessive bad behaviour. Examples of things that are certainly not allowed include threats of violence, telling or suggesting another Member to commit suicide, sexual harassment, gratuitous insults, as well as continuous low-level bickering. Truth is not necessarily a defence against a breach of Rule 0 or Rule 12, for example a Member may well be proven to have lied, but that does not mean it is civil and polite to call them a liar in every subsequent response to them, especially in responses not directly related to their original lie. This applies mainly to Members of this Forum, not to the general public or public figures and groups. Comments directed at groups in general or specific individuals who are not Members are allowed, even if it is cruel or hateful, in order that such topics viewpoints may be discussed (as long as such content does not encourage or incite violent acts). Some Members may find this offensive or distasteful however we believe it is necessary to allow such views to be challenged using the tools of critical thinking and scepticism.
	__________________ “If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?” Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago Last edited by Darat; 1st March 2010 at 05:04 AM.