Civility subsection suggestion

[Catholic_Lady]

So having skimmed the last few pages, it seems like people would be happier if they were able to swear to emphasize a point, but not if it’s being used to attack / insult someone.

So essentially a forum where we have a stricter enforcement of flaming, would that suffice or are there other rules it would need?

Ok, so I read through the official forum rules. I would say the civility section should be a stricter less tolerant enforcement of the prime directive rule, the flaming rule, and the trolling rule.

I think those 3 cover everything that would aim to make for a more productive discussion: general civility, no name calling/cussing people out, no baiting/provocation (including blatant repeated strawmen), no random pointless posts made specifically for the purpose of mockery or whatever, and staying on topic.

That's my opinion, though we can certainly loosen it up a bit to make things more practical for moderation purposes or whatever.

I propose that it be a request only subforum where everyone can read but you have to request to join and agree to the rules/conditions to be able to post.

The thread titles for that section should show up in a distinctive color.

Rule vilolators should initially get warnings, then get temporarily banned from the section, then get permabanned from the section.

^Again, all this being my suggestion/proposition. Tweak as necessary.