FORUM PROTOCOL

[Therese Martin]

We understand that emotions are running high in this forum. Nevertheless, a degree of decorum and self-restraint is expected.

To help, here are our expectations on the following subjects:
- Banned Topics
- Sarcasm & Mockery
- Charity

See below for more information.
Thank you for your cooperation.

[Therese Martin]

Moderator actions are not open to public debate. If a participant has a question about a particular action by the moderation staff, a moderator should be contacted privately. Please do not contact all the moderators simultaneously. If the one you contact cannot answer your question, he or she will forward it to someone who can. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

[Forum Admin]

Banned Topic: Private Information

Notice:

Please do not use these forums to solicit private information about other participants or to request opinions of other participants about oneself. In the first case no participant should be subjected to an appeal for private information (e.g., age, income, location). In the second case, participants do not know you well enough to give personal opinions about you and the moderation staff has a difficult enough job reminding participants to focus on the issues and not the personalities of fellow participants.

Thank you for your cooperation.

[Therese Martin]

General reminder:

Participants are reminded to refrain from using ad hominem remarks, such as calling other participants "trolls." So long as discourse is civil, participants have the right to disagree with popular opinions and should not be called trolls as a ploy to marginalize their contributions to the forums. "Troll-busters" should report problematic posts to the moderation staff with the post-report function rather than applying the label to anyone. Future instances of public "troll-busting" will be treated like other instances of uncharity on the Catholic Answers Forums.