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Blogger conduct
Posts on this blog are expected to be mindful of this fact, and to adhere to the following requirements:
- Courtesy. All posts are expected to be courteous. No name-calling is permitted, and individuals shall not be attacked for personal characteristics such as skin color, ethnicity, religion, or political registration. Instead, disagreements (and agreements) should be based upon actual quotes, public records, and verifiable accounts of the individual's behavior. ("That guy is a right-wing Nazi" is not okay; "that guy wants Jews to wear a yellow Star of David like the Nazis did" is okay if it can be verified.)
- Notification. When an individual is named in a post, it is courteous to notify them of the existence of the post so that they can choose to reply. If no contact is made, it should be noted in the post itself so that someone else may choose to reach out to the individual.
- Distinction between fact and opinion. Bloggers have opinions - that's the point. Posts on this blog are expected to make it clear what information can be confirmed, and what is an opinion of the blogger. Analysis is considered opinion, although a strong analysis will be based upon facts.
- Privacy. Gadflies are expected not to share information if the source specifically states that it is "off the record." Anonymous sources may be used, but in practice are more likely to be challenged, as the readership of this blog is highly engaged and even more highly educated.
Commenter conduct
Comments are welcome from all members of the community, but may be moderated or otherwise filtered to remove the following:
- Allegations against any individual which are posted anonymously and without any verifiable evidence.
- Personal attacks such as name-calling and other behavior one might expect at the back of a school bus.
- Spam comments.
