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1. Abusive, Ad Hominem, Overly Mean-Spirited. Attack arguments and ideas, not people. And please refrain from wishing bodily harm, death, or illness on others. Ad hominem arguments (in which one attacks a speaker to try and disqualify an argument’s validity) are not appreciated. A clarification on this point. If you want to comment that “Barack Obama is an idiot” or “Joy Baher is a moron” that will be tolerated. What will not be tolerated is direct ad hominems toward the Freedom Stump writers, editors, and commenters.
2. Racist, sexist, and homophobic. Freedom Stump takes a more realistic attitude toward what constitutes these concepts than leftist sites would. Being against one of President Obama’s policies is not racist. Being opposed to him because he’s half-black is racist. Being against gay marriage is not homophobic. Suggesting that gays need to get AIDS and die is. Holocaust Denial will be considered Anti-Semitism and will not be tolerated.
3. Filled with profanity. If you feel like an expletive helps make your point then just follow the first letter with a few stars. Censored profanity is acceptable.
4. Disgusting talk. Let’s avoid toilet humor and pornographic commentary.
5. Off topic. The exception to this would be our “open threads” in which you can create your own topic for discussion.
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9. All Bold Comments. COMMENTS THAT ARE WRITTEN IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS OR ALL BOLDED – THESE COMMENTS MIGHT BE DELETED BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY DISRUPTIVE TO THE FLOW OF THE COMMENT SECTION.
10. Internet Trolls.
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