POSTING RULES

Because of the hot issues, and the election issues, and the few posters who are threatening the credibility of the Blog, and because I don’t want to disallow Anonymous posting and I don’t want to install moderation, I’m instituting this policy.

This document serves as a "plain language" guide to conduct of users of the Page County Watch Blog and sets forth how violators will be treated.

Infractions

* Abuse of Other Posters
Our Posters are all to be treated as members of a community. Name-calling, intentional abuse or otherwise creating a hostile environment for other Posters is unacceptable. Posts which do this will be deleted. Constructive, non-personal criticism and civil discourse is permissible; personal attacks are not.

* Obscene and/or Racist Postings
Linking to obscene web sites, posting obscene or graphic language, or violating the standards of decent behavior falls under obscenity, and is not allowed. Any postings which are deemed, in the discretion of the PCW Blogger, to be racist, anti-Semitic, or condemning any persons ethnicity or religious beliefs, or which otherwise reflect prejudice are not allowed.

* Flooding/Excessive Posting
"Flooding" is generally defined as the same person posting so much that others views are relegated to a minor position. If the same position is posted in multiple threads, posted multiple times, and continually appears, PCW will delete it.
* Spamming/Advertising
No advertising of anything. Advertisements will be deleted, but announcing events of community interest is allowed.

* Trolling
"Trolling" is generally defined as posting derogatory, inflammatory or otherwise irritating comments in an attempt to "bait" other members into responding angrily. This is not allowed on our site.
Procedures

Any posts that break these rules will be deleted. No warnings.

After attempting to enforce this rule for 2 days, it turned out to be too difficult. So as of Sunday afternoon, Sept 24, this is a moderated forum from now on out. That means your posts are still anonymous, but instead of posting as soon as you submit them, they come to my email for approval before they can be posted. Any posts which break these rules will be rejected before it is ever posted.