Lately it has become obvious that some are not using the forum for what I intended. While I am all for free speech and I hate censorship, this place does have a few limits that I must ask that members adhere to. Here are a few guidelines:
1: Rudeness to other members will not be tolerated.
Some say, 'I was only joking around.' Well, if another member doesn't take it as a joke, then it isn't one. I think it will be obvious when this happens. A good way to handle this is to then apologize.
2: Posting "conversations." If you want to have a back and forth conversation, use a chat program. This forum is not the place for that.
3: Language use. While I have very few filters in place here it's because I felt that would not be needed. Trek and Sci-Fi fans tend to be an intelligent, well spoken group of people. Personally, I do not enjoy reading curse words on my forum. Please try to avoid them.
I think that will do it for now. I expect anyone using this forum to follow these simple guidelines. However, if someone can't seem to follow the above they will get a warning. If the situation continues I will be forced to ban them. I really don't want it to come to that. I appreciate the interesting and thoughtful posts we have had over the past few months and want to see those continue. Please send me a message if you have a any questions about the above.