[citanul]

all,

debate is ok, attack is bad.

disagreeing with opinions, ideas, and posters is ok. namecalling, flaming, etc, is bad.

basically "a note on the tone."

"abrasive" is ok, "abusive" isn't. if it's obvious the person is purposefully toeing the line, you deal with them.

people who can't be civil can't post.

similarly, the moderation can't be biased in terms of what ideas or people it defends, though the line of what is abrasive and what is abusive is clearly going to be arbitrary.

that's my thoughts on the subject.

iron,

"2. ban away and realize that people who post in this manner that we don't like will get banned, leaving behind the psters we do like."

is unacceptable. this implies you would be biased in your bannings even amongst people who post in the unacceptable manner.

citanul