Imperious Leader
11-21-2007, 05:08 AM
Greetings from the Imperious Leader of The Cylon Alliance.
This board has long been a bastion of free expression - just about anything goes as long as you can back up what you say, do not lie, and do not engage in trolling behavior. We do not want that to change.
But we are displeased with recent events on our board, the gleeful baiting of other members, the vitriol contained in of some of the reactions to that baiting, all under the guise of political "discussion". We conclude that this behavior is simply the precursor to more, and worse, as the next year unfolds.
Politics and religion share many attributes and both are held close to the heart of the individual. No discussion can dissolve into personal affront as quickly as a political or religious discussion.
The four brains of the Imperious Leader are of different ideologies and attitudes, temperament and constitution, yet the four brains of the Imperious Leader speak as one.
The coming year will be divisive enough without permitting that divisiveness to take root here. We will not have our boards disintegrate into a quagmire of back-and-forth insults based only on political ideology and which party hack is best suited to run the country. We will not permit flame wars of Democrat vs. Republican, Conservative vs. Liberal, male vs. female, east vs. west.
For the foreseeable future, then, there will be no further political debate at The Cylon Alliance. There will be no further discussion of the administration currently in office or the one to come. There will be no further discussion on the merits of current military actions - or any other political subject.
Offending posts/threads will be removed and the authors warned - once.
A second offense will result in a suspension of membership privileges, the duration of which will be up to the Four.
If this appears a reversal of our "free speech" philosophy, so be it; we understand the perception might be taken that way. We do not view it that way, but instead see it more as a necessary evolution of our board at this time.
We encourage and support political debate - just not all over our carpet.
The Imperious Leader has spoken.
This board has long been a bastion of free expression - just about anything goes as long as you can back up what you say, do not lie, and do not engage in trolling behavior. We do not want that to change.
But we are displeased with recent events on our board, the gleeful baiting of other members, the vitriol contained in of some of the reactions to that baiting, all under the guise of political "discussion". We conclude that this behavior is simply the precursor to more, and worse, as the next year unfolds.
Politics and religion share many attributes and both are held close to the heart of the individual. No discussion can dissolve into personal affront as quickly as a political or religious discussion.
The four brains of the Imperious Leader are of different ideologies and attitudes, temperament and constitution, yet the four brains of the Imperious Leader speak as one.
The coming year will be divisive enough without permitting that divisiveness to take root here. We will not have our boards disintegrate into a quagmire of back-and-forth insults based only on political ideology and which party hack is best suited to run the country. We will not permit flame wars of Democrat vs. Republican, Conservative vs. Liberal, male vs. female, east vs. west.
For the foreseeable future, then, there will be no further political debate at The Cylon Alliance. There will be no further discussion of the administration currently in office or the one to come. There will be no further discussion on the merits of current military actions - or any other political subject.
Offending posts/threads will be removed and the authors warned - once.
A second offense will result in a suspension of membership privileges, the duration of which will be up to the Four.
If this appears a reversal of our "free speech" philosophy, so be it; we understand the perception might be taken that way. We do not view it that way, but instead see it more as a necessary evolution of our board at this time.
We encourage and support political debate - just not all over our carpet.
The Imperious Leader has spoken.