"The Prime Directive"

[Nomad]

I was going to make a witty remark about no longer being allowed to interfere with more primitive species, but then I realised that few species were more primitive than me.

[KevinM1]

Guess I should stay in 'Off-Topic' then

[Minimalist]

We get accused of that all the time. We also get praised for our equitability. Comes with the job. Other than having to set the record straight, it's water and duck's backs.

Everybody knows I'm the favorite. It comes up in every thread where I dare disagree, so it must be true.

Anyway, Tibs, you sort out that not talking about pedophilia question or should I start a thread about pedophilia and see what happens?

The pope will object strenuously.

[Tiberius]

We get accused of that all the time. We also get praised for our equitability. Comes with the job. Other than having to set the record straight, it's water and duck's backs.

Everybody knows I'm the favorite. It comes up in every thread where I dare disagree, so it must be true.

Anyway, Tibs, you sort out that not talking about pedophilia question or should I start a thread about pedophilia and see what happens?

The rule has been updated and now reads:

While discussion of pedophilia / child pornography in relation to news-worthy stories is allowed, general discussion of the subjects and accusations of pedophilia is not.

We don't want to avoid discussion of pedophilia / child porn when it is news worthy. We do however want to avoid threads discussing it in general, the legality of it, or accusing people of it.

[LastPoet]

I believe a line should be easy to be drawed. Its one thing to discuss scandals on church, political parties associations. Its another thing to accuse others or a group of people of a real crime they haven't commited.

[Whateverist]

Everybody knows I'm the favorite. It comes up in every thread where I dare disagree, so it must be true.

Anyway, Tibs, you sort out that not talking about pedophilia question or should I start a thread about pedophilia and see what happens?

The rule has been updated and now reads:

While discussion of pedophilia / child pornography in relation to news-worthy stories is allowed, general discussion of the subjects and accusations of pedophilia is not.

We don't want to avoid discussion of pedophilia / child porn when it is news worthy. We do however want to avoid threads discussing it in general, the legality of it, or accusing people of it.

Generally speaking, I'm less interested in kiddy porn when it is in the news than when it is used to defame a particular religion or member of said religion .. but I'll just keep that to myself.  

[ignoramus]

*drawn

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Staff reserve the right to ban certain members from these threads if they are deemed to be flaming or trolling.

Sorry, this is a little ambiguous...is flaming/trolling permitted or not?


Boru


NB: the above is directed at the inevitable disrupticons whose main function in these Fora are to flame and troll.

[Angrboda]

I think singling out one controversial topic and banning its discussion is a little bit silly. Just my two cents worth.

[brewer]

I think singling out one controversial topic and banning its discussion is a little bit silly.  Just my two cents worth.

Giant serpents are to titillating for discussion. You know what to do.