Code of Conduct
Please pay close attention:
PLEASE FOLLOW THE RULES
There will be NO bashing any mods, it will be taken private or there will be NO MORE Threat Matrix !!! That comes from the top!
Please everyone here review the following rules, they are not posted just for fun, they must be adhered to!
Do lead by example - Nothing improves a forum more than posters who reason sharply, write well, and have some perspective about it all. Be one of them.
Do preview - Preview twice, post once. And, ahem, close your HTML tags before you hit the reply button.
Do keep it clean - A bruise or two between Freepers is tolerable, but refrain from abusive attacks, engaging in senseless flame wars, and using profane language. Considering the range of topics we discuss, it's hard to be a family site, but that's what we aim for when at all possible.
Do "take it to the Alley" - The Alley is a public chat room. A link to it is provided on the latest posts page. Invite people there if you want to talk things over or settle a score, so to speak, off site.
Do use common sense - If you read a post that sounds too good or strange to be true, it probably is.
Do stay on topic - FR has varied topics for whatever you need to say
Do keep "vanity" posts to a minimum - Free Republic is primarily a place to discuss news, articles, and editorials. Vanity posts, creations of the poster him or herself, should meet a high standard of quality before one is even considered worthy of posting.
Don't jump threads - If you get involved in an argument in one thread, it's considered poor manners to restart the previous argument in the middle of an unrelated thread.
Don't play games - Don't represent yourself as another person, create or use another screen name to avoid a revocation of posting privileges, misrepresent the site or your role in it
We cannot stress the following enough:
{{{Don't be a whiner - If you really, really find Free Republic or Stand up for America not to your liking, let the webmaster know directly , do NOT bring it into this thread (jimrob@psnw.com), learn to live with it, or move along.}}}
NOTE: I have lost too many dear friends here to things like this...I do NOT want to lose my new friends, old friends or have them alienated
Thank You!