Civility subsection suggestion

[robvalue]

I think it would be a great idea - a civil section for adults discussing serious topics. One small addition to the rules, though - nobody is allowed to mention gods. I think it would be relatively easy to police such a rule - definitely easier than differentiating between "honest" religious arguments and mockery - and would certainly cut down on the amount of "slinging BS". And this is an atheist forum after all - very few of us consider religious matters "a serious topic".

Because you know how that will end otherwise - every nonsensical stream of consciousness of every deluded theist, every proselytizing rant about how "love is light, god is nice, and [insert a tome of barbarian poetry] is a science book" will end up there. Not to mention Little Rik...

I think that would be a great idea. It would pre-empt most of the problems.

TTA have a "help and support" section where civility is required, and it works well. Of course, rambling on about gods doesn't happen there.

If a particular theist is that obsessed with God and religion that the rest of the forum doesn't suffice, and their beliefs are that precious that they think they need special protection, I think they should head to a theist forum instead.