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    allthegoodnamesweretaken
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    « on: March 25, 2009, 11:59:03 AM »

    Belief corner was set with certain standards in mind.  These standards are outlined by the Terms of Conduct, or TOC located:  http://beliefcorner.com/Terms-Of-Conduct.html

    Simply, they can all be boiled down to one point.  Due consideration.  The reason this site was set up in the first place was to have a place that people could discuss these topics in a civil manner.

     
    What does this mean? 

    Respect.  You need to show respect for the person who you are discussing with.  It doesn't matter how childish, immature, stupid, or illogical you think their views are, you need to respect them

    You can feel that these views are childish, immature, stupid, illogical, or any other number of slams that you might see against them, but you do not get to simply label them as such.  If you feel that they are wrong for some reason, explain why, don't just say that they are stupid. Due consideration is necessary for civil discourse. 

    If you feel that they are wrong, you should be able to explain why, or you have no place in debate.  If you can't do so, there are many other sites out there that don't care what insults you hurl back and forth at each other, I will suggest you try out one of them. 

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    « Reply #1 on: March 25, 2009, 04:31:58 PM »

    To second what Allthegoodnames stated, here is a brief excerpt of the TOC.

    Due consideration: You agree to be considerate to members, even during disagreements. During debate, please express opinions about a poster's ideas, not about them personally. Civil discussion is the cornerstone value of Beliefcorner; disrespectful posting will not be tolerated. This will be referred to as the Ad Hominem rule. And this rule includes, but is not limited to, making inflammatory remarks about a member's gender, ethnicity, race, sexual preference, religion, or intelligence.




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