Welcome to Debate &
Discussion!
Whether you’re new to Tissemsilt forum, or are an experienced member, this guide
applies to all.
In order to help you, the members, facilitate a place
for healthy debate & discussion we, the moderators, would appreciate
it if you followed the advice below on creating threads and posting.
- Check to see if your thread idea is already here!
This is easy, have a look in the forums and see if something you wish to
discuss is already being discussed.
If you can’t see anything, then use
the search
function.
When you search make sure you check the date of the thread - A
3 year old thread is not worth bumping and is likely to earn you
warning points; It's probably advisable to assume any thread which had
it's last post 6 months back is too old/dead to bump.
Once you are sure you have followed these steps and are assured your topic is not being
discussed, then follow the next few steps on creating a thread.
Moderation
Any post or thread that breaks the rules will be subject to moderation.
If this happens, one or more of these things will happen:
General rules
wording.
Discussion!
Whether you’re new to Tissemsilt forum, or are an experienced member, this guide
applies to all.
In order to help you, the members, facilitate a place
for healthy debate & discussion we, the moderators, would appreciate
it if you followed the advice below on creating threads and posting.
- Check to see if your thread idea is already here!
This is easy, have a look in the forums and see if something you wish to
discuss is already being discussed.
If you can’t see anything, then use
the search
function.
When you search make sure you check the date of the thread - A
3 year old thread is not worth bumping and is likely to earn you
warning points; It's probably advisable to assume any thread which had
it's last post 6 months back is too old/dead to bump.
Once you are sure you have followed these steps and are assured your topic is not being
discussed, then follow the next few steps on creating a thread.
Moderation
Any post or thread that breaks the rules will be subject to moderation.
If this happens, one or more of these things will happen:
- Your post will be removed or edited to get rid of the
offending content. - You may receive an 'Alert' - this is a polite way of
informing you that you have broken a rule, and gives you the chance to
learn from it. - You may receive a 'Warning' - this is a strict
way of informing you that you have broken a rule. Gain at least 15
warning points overall at any time, and you will be banned temporarily
from Tissemsilt forum.. - Repeat offences, or posting material that warrants it, will
result in a permanent ban from Tissemsilt forum.
General rules
- Do not reply to posts with
personal insults, or make personal remarks.
Flaming and inappropriate provoking will be punished severely; If
provoked inappropriately, report the post, your reply to the post will
still be subject to the same rules.
This includes calling someone an idiot, or stupid, or being racist, or
threatening.
If someone makes a personal insult to you, please report it and do not
respond unnecessarily. Moderators will deal with it. - Do not spam.
This includes posts:
Off topic and pointless posts are subject to deletion and warnings.
Unreasonable multiple posting by the same user simply to bump the
thread.
Posts must contribute to the discussion; one word responses do not do
so. - Please consider other
users when posting.
Do not use text speak. Use clear English providing a translation if
using a foreign language.
Avoid overly large fonts, difficult to read colours, and extremely long
chunks of text.
Learn to use the spoiler tags. The mods will edit your post and you may
well be warned if they need to do so repeatedly. - Do not post anything that may incriminate you for ‘glorifying’ or ‘inciting terrorism’.
Celebration or glorification of troop/resistance fighter deaths or
troop/resistance fighters' successes will be removed.
While posting news articles or engaging in frank discussion is welcome,
language that may be viewed as celebratory should be avoided. - Anti-Semitism/Racism/White-Supremacism.
Will not be tolerated, and considered either offensive and/or trolling.
Discussion on these topics is allowed, preaching is not, nor is
incitement. - Do not copy and paste long
articles without..
..providing your source.
..providing your own opinion in your own words.
Write your own arguments yourself.
Excessive copying and pasting of long articles without a good reason may
lead to deletion of your posts. - Contributions to the forum
should be in the interest of discussion and debate.
Do not post if you don't want to discuss or have your views challenged,
and don't get upset when this occurs. If you have no intention of
discussing the topic in a mature manner, then this is not the place for
you. - All other Tissemsilt rules still
apply. - Posts.
Make every effort to backup all argument with as much factual and/or
source evidence as possible. You are discouraged from posting one word
or one sentence replies. - Official Threads.
Certain topics, such as 'The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict', have their
own official thread to prevent the forums from being cluttered up, use
them.
Certain events in current affairs will result in a lot of discussion and
interest on the subject. At these times it is likely a thread will be
created and stickied in order to facilitate this discussion in without
cluttering up the subforum with countless threads; Please use them. - Other.
Do not ask/beg for reputation.
Do not post your email, phone number, or advertise.
When linking articles and videos, make sure it is appropriate and obeys
Tissemsilt rules.
Do not post your warning, or complain about it, in the threads, use the
moderation contact as below.
Aggravating other users will be taken seriously, try to respect other
people's beliefs and views even if you disagree with them.
wording.