RULES of the Debate Section:
(in addition to (or reiterating) existing forum rules)
1. Debate the post, not the person.
2. Be polite and refrain from cursing or name calling.
3. State your opinion as an opinion, not as fact.
4. Support your opinions with facts.
5. Source your facts with reputable soruces (and links where possible).
6. Do not commit logical fallacies.
7. Do not fulfill The Prophecy of Godwin (or other internet "laws").
8. Avoid absolutist statements.
9. No nitpicking.*
10. If you feel like you need to get in the last word, don't.
*If a comment seems incindeary, ask for clarification first. If a fact is wrong, correct it without being a jerk. Everyone makes mistakes and typos and words things incorrectly at times. Give them the benefit of the doubt.
BANNED TOPICS:
Ethics of eating meat
abortion
immunizations
circumcision
pedophiles
politics*
religion*
*these topics have their own DISCUSSION sections. Use them to DISCUSS the topics (and not to debate them).
Subject to change without warning from time to time, so check back before getting in a heated debate.
(in addition to (or reiterating) existing forum rules)
1. Debate the post, not the person.
2. Be polite and refrain from cursing or name calling.
3. State your opinion as an opinion, not as fact.
4. Support your opinions with facts.
5. Source your facts with reputable soruces (and links where possible).
6. Do not commit logical fallacies.
7. Do not fulfill The Prophecy of Godwin (or other internet "laws").
8. Avoid absolutist statements.
9. No nitpicking.*
10. If you feel like you need to get in the last word, don't.
*If a comment seems incindeary, ask for clarification first. If a fact is wrong, correct it without being a jerk. Everyone makes mistakes and typos and words things incorrectly at times. Give them the benefit of the doubt.
BANNED TOPICS:
Ethics of eating meat
abortion
immunizations
circumcision
pedophiles
politics*
religion*
*these topics have their own DISCUSSION sections. Use them to DISCUSS the topics (and not to debate them).
Subject to change without warning from time to time, so check back before getting in a heated debate.