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October 29, 2006
The Rules Of Daffodil Lane Updated
On October 13, 2005 we add "The Rules" due to various incidents over time from people who did not know how to conduct themselves. Over time the rules have grown and new incidents have occurred and as people have illustrated that there was a need for new rules to be added, they were or for old rules to be ammended, those were too. Nothing has changed with the overall message, but it's worth looking at The Rules again since we've had several new incidents as of late.
Below is the updated list:
Ok all you people out there in cyberland we've been having major issues with this for a while so here it is...The Rules of Daffodil Lane. I shouldn't even have to actually write out these rules because they should be common knowledge as an aspect of common decency, but apparently there are a lot of people out there who lack that virtue so here they are. If you don't like them that's fine...you can leave, but while you are here you will abide by them or you will be banned.
First let's define what a weblog is because apparently a lot of people out there have no idea and don't understand the medium. A weblog is in essence an online journal that one or more persons who pay for the site contribute to and Dictionary.com defines a journal as:
jour•nal ( P ) Pronunciation Key (jûrnl) n. : A personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis; a diary.
The key word there being PERSONAL. A weblog is OUR personal thoughts and feelings about what is going on in the world, our personal lives, the news, etc. Our views might not agree with yours and that is fine...everyone is entitled to their opinion. We even encourage comments and debate as long as it is done in a adult, mature manner. We will have no third grade name calling.
With that in mind here are the rules:
1. Feel free to comment on our site. In fact we’d like to hear what you have to say even if you disagree with us, however we will not tolerate you abusing us personally.
For instance you are free to post something such as this:
“I do not agree with your assumption on XYZ and this is why I don’t. I feel that 123...”
However we will NOT tolerate this type of comment:
“You’re a stupid idiot! You should rot! Blah! Blah! Blah!”
2. WE pay for this site, you don’t. If you don’t like what we have to say and you can’t abide by rule one THEN LEAVE!! No one is holding a gun to your head and making you come to this site.
3. If you don’t have anything nice to say then KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!! I go to weblogs each and every day that post things I think are completely insane, but they are entitled to their opinion, just as we are entitled to ours, so I practice what I preach and refrain from comment.
4. We do not say “Bob you are a Neo-Con” or “Sally you are a Neo-Christian”. If you have a guilty conscience about how you live your life and things that might be said here are a little too realistic for you then that is your issue, NOT ours...stop over reacting as if we are personally berating you!!
5. Daffodil Lane is our home on the web. We would never dream of coming into your home and belittling how you think or feel...please be respectful of our cyber home and show us the same courtesy.
6. Childish and petty name calling will not be tolerated, nor will judgment about us. God will take care of that one day and we don’t need your help in that area. You should worry about how he is going to judge you and leave us alone!
7. If you can’t muster common courtesy and decency then refer to rule two and move along!
8. Those that do not abide by the rules will have your comments deleted and you will be banned. Those that are “smart” enough to spoof IP addresses and continue to post will have their comments deleted as well so save yourself the time and our effort of having to clean up after you!
9. Do not post an entire comment in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS! A few words here and there for emphasis is one thing, but an ENTIRE entry in all caps conveys anger and yelling and we won't put up with that!
10. Do not tell us what to do or say on our OWN blog. Please see rule #2.
11. Racism and hate speech will not be tolerated.
12. Don't take a harsh tone with us...we will not tolerate nonsense. You may think you are being funny, but rest assured you aren't!
13. We reserve the right to edit comments with typos. We will not change the gist of your comment. Rude comments will not be edited, they will be flat out deleted. (See rule #8.)
14. We reserve the right to delete comments we don't approve of without warning or explanation.
15. There will be no degrading comments posted about soldiers or veterans on this website. You are entitled to your feelings about the subject, but I won't tolerate that being posted here. The soldiers and veterans of this country have/had a job to do and the majority of those brave people did a superb job! Belittling that makes me see red! It's one thing to disagree with the war in Iraq, it's another thing all together to belittle a solider! They take an oath to protect this country and follow orders. You may not like the orders they are given, many of us don't, but they are doing their job! The atmosphere might not be ideal, but as I mentioned above they are doing their job and I won't tolerate comments posted suggesting otherwise.
16. Have the courtesy to at least leave a screen name identifying yourself and a valid email address, which will not be posted with your comment on the actual blog, but will be visible to Jamison and myself. If you just wish to be anonymous, then just don't post!
17. Aggressive comments will not be tolerated.
18. Photographs of Alexis are not to be copied, placed elsewhere or even saved for personal use. They are here for the enjoyment of family and friends. They are NOT here for use by complete strangers!!!
19. And leave Alexis out of your comments. There is no need to bash a child! Nor is there any reason to bring her into your discussion when the topic has nothing to do with her.
20. If you've been asked to leave then do so like a mature adult. I should not have to ban someone who has been asked to leave.
And finally THIS IS NOT UP FOR DISCUSSION!!
Posted by Dianne at October 29, 2006 6:39 PM