It has been bought to my attention that many regular readers of ISOU are not participating in discussions because of trolling by other readers. My definition of trolling is simple:

1. Personal Insults against myself, guest bloggers or commenters.
2. Off thread comments of an abusive or condescending nature.
3. Putting words in my mouth or the mouths of others.

Anyone engaging in this kind of behavior will be given ONE warning, have the offending comment deleted with explanation, and then will be banned.

ISOU has prided itself over the two years we have been online in being a fair and open exchange of ideas, from all political viewpoints. I have often tolerated abuse because of my strong aversion to censorship.

I have not and never will censor comments because they disagree with me. But this does not mean I will tolerate personal attacks on myself or my guests. Nor will I tolerate people putting words in my mouth. If you not sure of something I have said, asks, do not assume.

While asshats do not generally bother me, I will not tolerate them chasing off people who otherwise enjoy this forum, one of the only places in the blogsphere where on a regular basis, both sides are encouraged to share their point of view, including guest blogging. For my critics, until you are willing to do the same, your criticisms mean little to me. I walk the walk...

Trackbacks
Trackbacks are the lifesblood of the Blogsphere, and as such I appreciate them. ISOU's trackback policy is simple. If you trackback to ISOU, please link to the post you are tracking back to. Failure to do so will result in your trackback being deleted. Insulting or abusive trackbacks will be treated as an act of war. I will respond, and I will trackback to your post. If you delete the trackback, I will delete yours, it is that simple, so do us both a favor, dont waste your time or mine over childish crap.

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Posted by: El Proyecto at September 19, 2006 02:39 PM

Posted by: David Scott Anderson at September 19, 2006 02:46 PM