IMPT: Attacks on groups NOT Permitted

Hi Debators,

We in the development team have noticed that recently there has been an increase in the number of posts slandering certain religions, nations, and people who practice those religions or live in those nations.

We created the debate mansion in order to allow you to debate pretty much any issue and we encourage healthy debates as long as they are within the limits of morality and mutual repect for our fellow human beings.

However, some of the debates as of late are not coming embodying this at all and are not what we would characterize as "debatable topics" Whether a certain country should be bombed, whether Americans are stupid, whether muslims are terrorists...these are all HORRIBLE assumptions and frankly, a sign of ignorance.

We expect better from our members, especially given the fact that we are a global community. We can understand if this was a forum limited to a certain nation, religius group, region, then there could be some signs of intolerance, but why here? Why when I-F is truly a global community, with members spanning the globe?

Therefore, in order to get this section back on track, we are instituting a few simple rules. This is all common sense and very easy to follow. If you do not abide by these rules then we are sorry, but it can lead to an increase in warning level or worse, a permanent ban, depending on the severity.

- Topics slandering a religion will not be allowed (example "which religion is better?" )

-Topics which encourage false stereotypes will not be welcomed (i.e. "why are all Americans dumb?" "Are Muslims terrorists?")

- Topics which slander a country or ethnicity will not be tolerated.

Javs( ) has already posted a sticky regarding religious topics and you can view that here:

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/debate-mansion/304656/read-before-posting-a-religous-topic

Also, please do review the I-F code of conduct:

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/moderators/4420/important-india-forums-code-of-conduct

We request that you please not send us PMs asking "Is this ok as a topic?" Honestly, it is common sense, and if it doesn't feel good inside, it's most likely not a good topic. Think to yourself "will my fellow member get offended?" If the answer is yes, then don't post it.

Thanks for your cooperation in this matter and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact one of the Debate Mansion mods, CMs or any of the Global Mods and we'll be happy to help you. If you need reminding of who the mods are, then please do visit this link:

Happy Debating,

I-F development group

Thanks for posting this Anju. A very much needed announcement in this section. I hope all members will take care of the points you have covered and will keep all debates away from personal attacks. 😊

Thanks for posting this Anjali. It was greatly needed and I hope this helps resolve many questions here.

One more request members, please do not drag in past discussions which you felt were wrong for some reason or ask if these topics are OK to debate on. That is the very reason this has been posted. These rules apply on everything that's posted here, and if past topics fall under any of these categories, then they will be closed too.

Thanks, IF dev team.

A much needed post ! Thx Anju ! Its time we learn to respect all cultures, religons, sects, groups, genders, people with views different from your towards abortion, same sex marriages, euthanasia, etc and become more tolerant.

If we have personal issues with certain cultures please discuss it with your friends in the real world and not the cyber world here on India- forums. On India-forums lets leave our bigotry behind.



I-F / Debate Mansion- Development Team

gr8..thanks for posting this anjali..yeah i guess it was needed here..however it shouldn't have been as this is all comman sense ..hopefully people will take this into consideration 😳

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Moni

A great post Anju. Thanks for posting it.

Friends, let us begin afresh, ghile shikwe sab bhoolkar, let us make a fresh and good start with all spirits intact.... So have fun, friends!!! Always remember these rules, so that you do not fall into unneccessary confusion later on...

Okay i wil try to b careful!!😳

Gr8 post!😊

Cheerz!😛

Take Care

Anoli

xxx

thanx 4 telling us..i will remeber this... 😛