I was going to call them the "Ten Commandments" but felt someone might be offended por that (either a religious person thinking I'm blasphemous o a secularist thinking I'm mostrando a bias towards religion. Lose, lose, tu see). Also, I couldn't come up with ten rules.
So instead, observe the Golden Rules of the debate Spot.
1) RESPECT your fellow debaters. They believe what they do for a reason just like tu do. As opposed to simply trying to explain why they're wrong, explain your point of view and LISTEN to theirs. If tu find tu simply just cannot understand their views, o that they will never understand yours, politely say so and end the conversation (or just don't respond).
2. No swearing, o course language, please. Particularly offensive slurs will not be tolerated. This just degrades the whole debate 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 tu 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 tu can do is ignore him/her. But if he makes an "argument" the argument being that "All Muslims are terrorists!" o "All conservatives are ******* stupid!" Then my favorito! way of biting back at those kind of remarks are providing counter-examples. Like a Muslim humanitarian o a Christian terrorist, o 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 tu feel strongly about, do not make biased choices. For example.
Do tu like picking flowers?
NO! I'm not silly and stupid!
YES! I'm a fruity little freak!
Those picks make it seem like tu 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 tu feel strongly about the subject, argue your point in a comentario in a constructive way.
5. No petty ratings, o petty actions of any kind in retaliation to a user whose arguments tu may dislike. Please see link for what this entails.
6. NO REPEAT PICKS o foros TOPICS. buscar before tu 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 amor 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 friends here!
These rules are to be followed at all times, and enforced por those at the spot who follow the rules. So tu are your own policeman. If tu misbehave, I expect tu to punish yourself. I am, of course kidding, but in all seriousness if tu as a rule-abiding fanpopper see someone breaking these rules, please ignore it or, in extreme cases maybe, reportar 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 tu can do to dispel negative air is to be positive, so counteract their negativity with happy thoughts!
Thank you, and if tu 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 por the pick and harold's comentarios on dicho pick to be found link.
link Swearing for emphasis and not out of disrespect o 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 debate Spot.
1) RESPECT your fellow debaters. They believe what they do for a reason just like tu do. As opposed to simply trying to explain why they're wrong, explain your point of view and LISTEN to theirs. If tu find tu simply just cannot understand their views, o that they will never understand yours, politely say so and end the conversation (or just don't respond).
2. No swearing, o course language, please. Particularly offensive slurs will not be tolerated. This just degrades the whole debate 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 tu 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 tu can do is ignore him/her. But if he makes an "argument" the argument being that "All Muslims are terrorists!" o "All conservatives are ******* stupid!" Then my favorito! way of biting back at those kind of remarks are providing counter-examples. Like a Muslim humanitarian o a Christian terrorist, o 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 tu feel strongly about, do not make biased choices. For example.
Do tu like picking flowers?
NO! I'm not silly and stupid!
YES! I'm a fruity little freak!
Those picks make it seem like tu 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 tu feel strongly about the subject, argue your point in a comentario in a constructive way.
5. No petty ratings, o petty actions of any kind in retaliation to a user whose arguments tu may dislike. Please see link for what this entails.
6. NO REPEAT PICKS o foros TOPICS. buscar before tu 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 amor 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 friends here!
These rules are to be followed at all times, and enforced por those at the spot who follow the rules. So tu are your own policeman. If tu misbehave, I expect tu to punish yourself. I am, of course kidding, but in all seriousness if tu as a rule-abiding fanpopper see someone breaking these rules, please ignore it or, in extreme cases maybe, reportar 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 tu can do to dispel negative air is to be positive, so counteract their negativity with happy thoughts!
Thank you, and if tu 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 por the pick and harold's comentarios on dicho pick to be found link.
link Swearing for emphasis and not out of disrespect o ad hominem attacks, will be allowed, but may be subject to review on a case-by-case basis.
(Last updated September 2015)