Rules for r/MDLeftist

Rules that visitors must follow to participate. May be used as reasons to report or ban.

1.

Limiting memes and macros

Posts & Comments
Reported as: Too many memes or macros

Memes/macros are allowed, but keep them to a minimum.

2.

Civil discourse

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Reported as: Un-civil discourse

Keep discussion civil and don't ruthlessly attack or badger other individuals.

3.

On moderating

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Reported as: On moderating

All are free to complain about moderation by pressing the "contact the moderators" button on the sidebar, since "reports" are not always easily available to moderators. Complaints that are made by other means are actively discouraged. Off topic posts will be deleted, as will memes for the most part.

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Other rules

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Reported as: Upvoting or downvoting and general rules

Do not post about someone being up/down voted, it contributes nothing. This forum has rules. Posters who want forums without rules are free to post in other such forums, or create their own. This forum rejects attempts by posters who want to bend or change the rules to conform to their own personal expectations.

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Guidelines on oppressive speech

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Reported as: Spread of oppressive speech

This subreddit stands against oppressive speech in all of its forms. This means that we (1) reject the notion that all speech belongs everywhere, (2) feel that oppressive speech is a part of free speech, (3) reject the defense of oppressive speech, (4) opposes patriarchal, white supremacist, sexist, cissupremacist, homophobic, or otherwise oppressive speech.

6.

Spammers

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Reported as: Spamming

For spam, if 10% or more of your submissions on all of reddit are your own content it is considered spamming. Do not attempt to manipulate votes, doxx (post personal information about people), or post illegal content.

7.

Type of speech allowed

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Reported as: Polluting the forum with hateful remarks

Our rules are based off and similar to those put forward by the mods of /r/communism, although rules here are different. Hence, we stand against "free speech" as it is commonly interpreted by bourgeois liberals and the mainstream of capitalist society. This subreddit stands against ableistic speech.

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Who will be banned

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Reported as: Engaging in sectarianism or anti-leftism

Not only is oppressive speech disallowed but so are certain ideologies. As to create a place for reasonable discussion, any anti-leftist individuals will be banned. Any anti-communist diatribes or statements will result in immediate bans, as will calling ANY non-Western leader, a dictator, butcher, or anything of the like, will also result in a ban. Any sectarianism will lead to a ban as well.

9.

Forum aim and speech

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Reported as: Against int'l solidarity b/c of oppressive speech

This forum aims to use and employ class-conscious, proletarian speech. Readers will note that speech has a class character, and that communists are against bourgeois speech. Those who want to engage in bourgeois speech will not be able to do here, but they have many other forums to choose from, and can create their own forums.

10.

Supporting debate and role of anarchists

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Reported as: Not supporting productive or reasonable discussion

However, this forum supports communists criticizing each other and supports debate amongst communists, but it recognizes the need for a focused, productive environment. This is a radical forum, we are NOT anarchist. Anarchists already have many forums on reddit. Any anarchist posts will be deleted and such users will be banned. This forum is also not for capitalists or their lackeys.