(June 2, 2011 at 2:18 am)tackattack Wrote: No, giving tips on how someone should behave while posting is giving communication instruction not moral. There are atheits who preach too, and if it gets out of hand they are (and have been) reprimanded as well. Bottom line, this is an athesit forum not a general religious forum. Harmony of the community of "like minded individuals" is the goal. These guidlines are examples (from experience) of the type of individuals that come here, not to discuss and share, but to preach and condemn.(emphasis added)
A moral statement is any statement instructing people on what they "should" or "should not" do, so I think these tips are also moral instructions. I mean wouldn't you agree that if they were just communication tips they'd be things like "be specific in your questions and comments", "use proper punctuation", or "write in complete sentences"? I think it's a bit more than that. I have lots of tips for atheists on how they should and should not communicate with theists, but I refrain from tossing them out there because I know I will be accused of "preaching", and rightly so.
