Effective August 1, 2003 and binding only those Free Republic posters who voluntarily agree to the terms, we the parties to this agreement resolve as follows:
We will make no accusations concerning anything that may have been said or done prior to the effective date of this agreement. We will not seek to have a thread removed or a poster banned or conspire, scheme or bait any poster to cause humiliation or embarrassment or to encourage a poster to leave Free Republic.
We will not use profane, belittling or mean words to describe another poster or whatever that poster believes.
We will not discriminate against any poster or group of people on our off the forum, living or dead, on the basis of religious belief, sexual orientation, gender, age or scientific beliefs.
We will not call evolutionists Marxist (etc.) or make them feel unwelcome
We will not call Christians inferior (etc.) or make them feel unwelcome
We will not make fun of one’s gender or age and
We will not attribute sexual orientation to anyone.
We will not bring an accusation against another poster or his beliefs without also bringing, on the same post, the evidence for that accusation.
If we accuse a poster of lying we will show an intent to deceive
If we describe a belief as silly, we will show why we believe that to be true.
We will not question another poster’s motives without specific evidence.
We will correct our mistakes and endeavor to cause source websites to correct their mistakes. When we are wrong, we will apologize.
The terms of the agreement will continue even if any one or more of them are found untenable. All remaining parties to the agreement agree to be bound even if one or more parties disavow their agreement.