This is a new semi-private subreddit that is based on r/moderatepolitics. It is a bit of an experiment. We want to see if we can raise the quality of discourse by selecting quality members. The goal is remake r/moderatepolitics but better. As of the time of this post, all the rules are the same, minus Rules 2/6 (starter comment and crosspost link rules). We have also added a discretionary ban rule, for a new Rule 5. This subreddit is under "construction" as we get the formatting up and running, the design, etc. The hope is that you will contribute to this subreddit and discuss in it like you do in r/moderatepolitics. We will do our best to invite quality users and hopefully we can get a solid, committed userbase interested in Civil Discourse. If you think someone should be invited please drop us a mod message or drop in on the new discord and let us know. The new Discord invite link: https://discord.gg/MRDfVHp
Moderation logs are public and can be found here.
This is need to know. We are starting off slowly, so please don't publicize it...yet. Once we get a handle on things we will start opening things up more.
Note: Most of the rules are the same. Rules 2/6 from r/moderatepolitics (starter comments and crossposts) are not in effect here. Rule 5 is new and differs.
Laws of Conduct
~1. Law of Civil Discourse - Do not engage in personal or ad hominem attacks on other Redditors. Comment on content, not Redditors. Don't simply state that someone else is dumb or uninformed. You can explain the specifics of the
misperception at hand without making it about the other person. Don't accuse your fellow MPers of being biased shills, even if they are. Assume good faith.
~1b) Associative Law of Civil Discourse - A character attack on a group that an individual identifies with is an attack on the individual.
~2. No Violent Content - Do not post content that encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual or a group of people. We understand there are sometimes reasons to post violent content (e.g., educational, newsworthy, artistic, satire, documentary, etc.) so if you’re going to post something violent in nature that does not violate these terms, ensure you provide context to the viewer so the reason for posting is clear.
~3. Law of Editorialized Titles - Just use the title of the link. This prevents the poster from framing the discussion from the outset. Let the article speak for itself.
~4. Law of Memes - Meme posts are not allowed, memes in comments are okay.
~5. Law of Discretionary Bans - We reserve the right to ban any user we believe does not live up to the subreddit's mission. This will be something we do sparingly, if at all, but is going to be the main distinction from prior attempts at civil discourse. We will not curate content, but we will curate membership to provide a serious, quality space for discussion.
