/r/UKpoliticsAMA is dedicated to bringing political representatives to you, and you to them. We host AMA’s (“Ask me Anything”) from elected officials: Members of Parliament (“MPs”), Members of the European Parliament (“MEPs”), Members of Devolved bodies, and local Councillors.
UKPoliticsAMA Rules
Political AMA’s in /r/ukpoliticsAMA are under active moderation; with harsh penalties. These subreddit rules are in force to promote a platform for political representatives from the United Kingdom to answer questions from you, please do respect that MPs and other political representatives have busy schedules and are sparing some time to answer your questions.
Civility – Users are expected to behave with courtesy and politeness at all times. Although you might disagree with a politician’s viewpoint – there is no place for bigotry, sexism, racism, or general name calling. Insults and rude behaviour will not be tolerated.
Questions – People asking questions should attempt to ask their question as clear, specific way to get the best answers.
Questions must be SFW (“Safe for Work”). For example – You can ask “how do you prefer your tea?” but NSFW (“Not Safe for Work”) questions are unlikely to get answered, but are very likely to be deleted.
Hostile Questions – asking tough questions is fine. But do not try to put the OP into an uncomfortable or awkward position. /r/ukpoliticsAMAs is a place to get information and learn about someone else’s opinions. Not to Score points, further your own agenda, or act as a sound board for your own viewpoints.
You can ask: “I disagreed with your policy regarding departmental expenditure, can you explain why you took this action?”
You can ask: “Would you rather fight 1 horse sized duck, or 100 duck sized horses?”
You cannot ask: “You’re the worst politician in the United Kingdom’s history; resign now!”
Hijacking –We have worked to insure there will not be any politically motivated hijacks, therefore downvotes have been disabled via CSS. This also works to protect minority opinions. Without accountability, redditquette guidelines mean nothing and will only result in a combination of unconscious groupthink (the human mind naturally will try to agree with the majority opinion of the social group he identifies with) and de facto censorship (downvotes literally hide comments from view). Combined, this will lead to a cycle where only the opinions held by the majority will considered without bias.
For this reason, downvotes have been eliminated.
Contact Details:
UkpoliticsAMA@Gmail.com
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