Improve the Discussion

Help us make this a great place for discussion by always adding something positive to the discussion, however small.

The topics discussed here matter to us, and we want you to act as if they matter to you, too. Be respectful of the topics and the people discussing them, even if you disagree with some of what is being said.

Be Agreeable, Even When You Disagree

You may wish to respond by disagreeing. That’s fine. But remember to criticize ideas, not people. Please avoid:

• Name-calling
• Responding to a post’s tone instead of its actual content
• Knee-jerk contradiction

Instead, provide thoughtful insights that improve the conversation.

Your Participation Counts

You may reply to topics in Discussions. To request new topics, you may post a new topic in Topic Requests. This may change later, but for now to ensure quality discussions we will moderate the topics posted for discussion.

If You See a Problem, Flag It

When you see bad behavior, don’t reply - Just flag it. If enough flags accrue, action will be taken, either automatically or by moderator intervention.

In order to maintain our community, moderators reserve the right to remove any content and any user account for any reason at any time. Moderators may not preview all new posts; the moderators and site operators take no responsibility for any content posted by the community.

Always Be Civil

Nothing sabotages a healthy conversation like rudeness:

• Be civil. Don’t post anything that a reasonable person would consider offensive, abusive, or hate speech.
• Keep it clean. Don’t post anything obscene or sexually explicit.
• Respect each other. Don’t harass or grief anyone, impersonate people, or expose their private information.
• Respect our community. Don’t post spam or otherwise vandalize the community.

This is a public community, and search engines index these discussions. Keep the language, links, and images safe for family and friends.

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If you have any further questions about how things should work here, open a new topic in #site-feedback and let’s discuss! If there’s a critical or urgent issue that can’t be handled by a meta topic or flag, contact the moderators.