Well see there is a fine, but sometimes blurry, line between a healthy debate, and an argument.
I, for one welcome the healthy debates, it keeps people interested, talking and learning from each other. But drawing the line between what is an argument, and a debate, is not always easy, and can be pretty subjective.
That being said, according to masc rules the following is a violation and user is subject to warnings, infractions, and bans for;
2. Infractions will be given and posts will be edited and/or removed for any of the following reasons:
- Commercial posts by non-sponsors (spamming will result in your account being locked immediately)
- Posting negative feedback about a sponsor if you are affiliated with a competing commercial entity.
- Rude or offensive posts directed at another user or person (our mission is to ENCOURAGE fellow hobbyists)
- Injecting yourself into "disputes" that have absolutely nothing to do with you. This normally leads to threads getting out of hand and/or flaming.
- Criticizing other peoples' threads. Please participate in the conversation, but if there is a concern about topics, prices, etc., PM either the creator of the thread OR the BOD.
- Asking for DBTC corals. These corals are given away at the owners' leisure, do NOT ask for them.
- Making threads for the purpose of instigating problems with the general membership
- Making posts that will instigate "flaming"
- Bringing personal problems that do NOT occur on the
www.marinecolorado.org website onto the website
- For harrasing/threatening PM's that are reported to the BOD! Screenshot must be provided!!!
If you feel that a post, by anyone, violates those rules/policies, then report it. All members should have the option to report specific posts, and then it flags, and sends a notice to the BOD, who will review it. From there we will discuss and either delete it, serve a warning, or serve an infraction.
Ultimately this is your community, and its meant to be encouraging, and educational, not hostile, or argumentative, so dont be afraid to use the tools to shape it as such.
