[W:78]Forum rules updated

[Fishking]

Looks like rule 2a is aimed at my calling out of fake news sites.

It's a debate site, not a spam site for your half page long whine-fests about the source that contributes nothing.

 

[eohrnberger]

Sorta' like how the trump supporters and the gop in general refuses to believe trump lost the last election? I don't agree trump lost so in my mind he's still president. I think that's what you really meant to post?

No, nothing like that.

 

[Redress]

Moderator's Warning:

Folks, lets please keep the politics out of this thread. It is simply about the rule change, not about any politician or party. I would really hate to thread ban anyone from this thread, but I will happily make @Ikari do it.

 

[Patriotic Voter]

Looks like rule 2a is aimed at my calling out of fake news sites..

I call out fake news sites even more than you do.

But it does not have anything to do with the addition of Rule 2a.

 

[Patriotic Voter]

Maybe I missed them but what are the new grammar rules?

I took it to mean there were grammatical errors in the Forum Rules post.

 

[Lutherf]

I took it to mean there were grammatical errors in the Forum Rules post.

Yes. That was after the edit. The original post implied that there would be rules regarding grammar.

 

[tres borrachos]

Because you offer no comment beyond that and while zerohedge is a hack site most of the time they are offering opinions on real news. So claiming a bad site on something that is real news is just trolling because you don't agree with the opinion

Except in some instances where the news is almost always fake, and the site has a reputation for lying. One example that comes to mind is The Gateway Pundit. They should never, ever be used as a source. They lie constantly, up to and including when they posted a picture in 2016 from the Cleveland Cavaliers victory parade and claimed it was a line outside of a Trump rally in Maine. That is blatant and ignorant dishonesty and fraud. They can not be trusted.

 

[Rogue Valley]

Except in some instances where the news is almost always fake, and the site has a reputation for lying. One example that comes to mind is The Gateway Pundit. They should never, ever be used as a source. They lie constantly, up to and including when they posted a picture in 2016 from the Cleveland Cavaliers victory parade and claimed it was a line outside of a Trump rally in Maine. That is blatant and ignorant dishonesty and fraud. They can not be trusted.

Sources such as The Gateway Pundit, ZeroHedge, PJ Media, etc. are all websites that disburse disinformation, misinformation, and conspiracy.

I personally don't consider noting that such sources are untrustworthy and/or conspiratorial to be spamming.

 

[Overitall]

I need someone to interpret that for me. It looks like gibberish to me.

 

[MaryP]

Moderator's Warning:

Folks, lets please keep the politics out of this thread. It is simply about the rule change, not about any politician or party. I would really hate to thread ban anyone from this thread, but I will happily make @Ikari do it.

 

[Chomsky]

Nota was infracting me for semicolon errors - when I got to 28 points I switched to hyphens.

@Luce also called out my excessive comma usage (it's true) so I've switched to parentheses to be safe.

/like

 

[CaughtInThe]

It's a debate site, not a spam site for your half page long whine-fests about the source that contributes nothing.

do you know media or websites or people that you feel are massively untrustworthy and that lie all the time?

 

[American]

If y'all don't see me around, you'll know what happened.


lol


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Hillary?

 

[American]

2a is not targeted at anyone or anything other than situational.


Oh crap... where did I screw up? Nota is perfect!!

Can you post a rule that everyone has to use punctuation and capital letters?

 

[weaver2]

Link at the top of the page: Forum Rules

Changes: (9/15/2021)
1. Added rule 2a to clarify SPAM rule
2. Edited for grammar - thanks @nota bene !!!
3. Updated Advertising rule (in short, no advertising)
4. Added items from addendum, including Vegas rule to keep everything centralized and in one post

Thanks for participating in the best Political forum on the planet.

While you are looking at rules changes, what about rule #7 and that non-English, untranslated mess (אשכנזי היהודי • Белый Россию) at the bottom of the rules page.

 

[Schweddy]

Yeah, Tasha is previous mod. We have a ton of links to the rules.

I'm working on posting the rules as another user.

 

[RedAkston]

While you are looking at rules changes, what about rule #7 and that non-English, untranslated mess (אשכנזי היהודי • Белый Россию) at the bottom of the rules page.

Her title isn't a violation of rule 7.

 

[weaver2]

Her title isn't a violation of rule 7.

אשכנזי היהודי • Белый Россию is a title? Is there a rule that says titles posted at the bottom of the page don't have to be translated into English?

 

[Schweddy]

אשכנזי היהודי • Белый Россию is a title? Is there a rule that says titles posted at the bottom of the page don't have to be translated into English?

Good point.

The signature has been removed.

 

[weaver2]

Good point.

The signature has been removed.

It could have just followed the rule and been translated.

 

[ASHES]

It could have just followed the rule and been translated.

There is no rule that signatures must be written in English. It says threads and posts must be in English. It makes sense to remove the signature from a former member if it's confusing for some people, but it isn't against any rule.

 

[weaver2]

There is no rule that signatures must be written in English. It says threads and posts must be in English. It makes sense to remove the signature from a former member if it's confusing for some people, but it isn't against any rule.

So that wasn't a title it was a signature. And a signature isn't part of a post. Always good to know how the rules interpreted.

 

[ASHES]

So that wasn't a title it was a signature. And a signature isn't part of a post. Always good to know how the rules interpreted.

Title or signature, it's not a post or a thread. That is not an official interpretation, just common sense. If my username was Konnichiwa, would I be breaking rule 7? Does it really need to be said names don't count?

 

[weaver2]

Title or signature, it's not a post or a thread. That is not an official interpretation, just common sense. If my username was Konnichiwa, would I be breaking rule 7? Does it really need to be said names don't count?

ישראלי ספרדי Белый русский is not a name.

 

[RedAkston]

ישראלי ספרדי Белый русский is not a name.

You should probably just let this go. All you're doing is beating a dead horse at this point.