Seeing as this is a forum made for discussion and sharing each other's opinions, we can't just have people running around posting links and telling everyone else to discuss it. This is why I think we should adopt some rules from the General Discussion and Extended Discussion forums.
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Respect for others - In GD, as on the rest of GAIA Online, we like to foster an atmosphere of civility, tolerance, and community spirit. Even if you disagree with someone's point of view, please remember there's still a real person behind that avatar, and conduct yourself with an appropriate level of politeness and respect.
- Venting about That Person Who Like Totally Pissed Me Off Today and how they're like mondo annoying, or telling a rambly little story about A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forums just doesn't cut it, I'm afraid - they'd be better suited to your GAIA Journal. Not GD. No, not even if you add a "Discuss: [blah blah blah]?" tag to the end of your post.
- Copy-pasting an article from elsewhere or even just a link, despite being followed by discussion tags, does not a valid GD thread make. Please include your own input or point of view to get the discussion going.
Misleading titles - Titles what don't match the discussion are tricksy and false, precious, and gets put in the Chatterbox.
Written by the Global Moderator, Zahir, in the GD forum.
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When quoting a current news story, do not simply quote or link to the news article and then ask for a response. Instead, include some of your own commentry and thoughts to help spark a discussion.
If you wish to reference something, or use something as part of your thread, this is fine. However, you must properly cite references, or else your thread will be deleted for plagiarism. You also must add your own content to the thread, such as why you are posting it, what you think about it, and specific items from it that you would like to be discussed.
If you wish to reference something, or use something as part of your thread, this is fine. However, you must properly cite references, or else your thread will be deleted for plagiarism. You also must add your own content to the thread, such as why you are posting it, what you think about it, and specific items from it that you would like to be discussed.
Written by the Administrator, Noraboo, in the ED forum.
I think it's only fair that when creating a new debate here, you must pose your question intelligently and clearly and discuss your point of view on the subject.
Also, please try to stick to serious subjects. You can chat about anything in the Chat Room...this is a place for in-depth discussions.
Aside from that, just follow the guild rules. =3
Happy debating everyone! ;D
