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09-24-13 11:52 AM - Post#163546
Special Guidelines
All users of the Soap Box are required to adhere to the Special Guidelines listed below. These Special Guidelines are a supplement to the standard forum rules which you accepted and signed-off on at registration. When you use the Soap Box forum you also acknowledge your agreement to follow these Special Guidelines.
The Soap Box forum is specifically designed for discussions that pertain to national, state and world issues. Not permitted are discussions about Allen City Hall, Allen schools and other Allen related issues as these topics have dedicated forums elsewhere within Allen Talk.
Buyer/User Beware. This forum is not for everyone.
Topics appearing in the Soap Box forum may be of a highly opinionated nature and exhibit strong emotional and passionate comments. At times discussion threads may appear very strong, harsh, and excessively argumentative and critical. Heated discussions take place and ideas are commonly challenged in Soap Box forums and due to this fact members are given a greater latitude in how and what they post. This is much different than the approach in the other forums where the topics are not as potentially controversial. To this end alone, perhaps this forum may not be to your liking.
It is critical that members understand that forum rules and guidelines assist in creating a friendly, neighborly and organized environment for discussions. And while the extra latitude given members allows for spirited discussions, the forum rules cannot be disregarded simply because someone may feel that their issue is bigger or more important. Members that misuse the spirit of these guidelines will be asked to leave and their posting privileges suspended.
Let Common Sense be your Guide.
No member is above the rules. All members must be civil with each other. You can politely attack ideas but do not attack the speaker of the idea. Be careful with your words, there is a point where being direct crosses a line into blunt, in-your-face hostility.
Please remember that when you agreed to the forum Rules and Guidelines you accepted the social responsibility to follow them.
Become an Educated User.
The standard forum rules state in part,
Freedom of Speech and Online Conduct. You cannot post any material which is obscene, vulgar, hateful, religiously disrespectful, potentially libelous, racist, sexually oriented, threatening or defamatory. These limitations are not unusual as similar rules and social standards can be found at workplaces, schools, courtrooms and probably in your own home.
View the complete Standard Forum Rules
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