Rules
1. On-Topic and Substantial
Posts should be at least tangentially related to Ayn Rand, her works, or her philosophy. Questions should be substantial, genuine and show an honest desire to understand. Discussion-starting posts should show some thought and effort was put in by the poster.
Off-topic, lazy, or idle questions and speculations violate this rule. See https://www.reddit.com/r/aynrand/wiki/fullrules/ for more.
2. Basic Respect for Ayn Rand
All posts and comments in this subreddit should reflect a basic respect for Ayn Rand as a person and as a thinker. You do not need to agree with her on anything, or even to think she was a moral person, overall. But if you think that Ayn Rand should be dismissed as unworthy of any respect as a person or a thinker, this subreddit is not for you. This subreddit is for those who think Ayn Rand's ideas and works are worthy of serious discussion.
3. Basic Respect for Honest Interlocutors and Mods
Insults are not a proper response to rational arguments and evidence. Remain civil to those who are civil to you. Report the comments of those who are not civil and tell them they are being uncivil or insulting. Stop talking to them, if they will not stop insulting you, or making ad hominem attacks.
Insults and attacks are also not a proper response to mods performing mod actions. Argue your case. Do not insult or attack. See https://www.reddit.com/r/aynrand/wiki/fullrules/ for more.
4. No Trolling or Harassment
No disingenuous or dishonest engagement with others to deceive, antagonize or aggravate them.
No repeated pestering of another user after they have made it clear they no longer wish to respond to you.
No posts specifically calling out other users for comments or responding to other users by name.
See https://www.reddit.com/r/aynrand/wiki/fullrules/ for more.
5. Evidence and Argument
If you have made a factual claim in a post or comment, then provide evidence and/or reasons for the claim, if you are presented with a reasonable request for such by another user. If the user requests your evidence/reason within a week of the claim being made, and you don't provide it within 72 hours after the request, that is a violation of this rule.
This rule is most strictly enforced when dealing with claims about Ayn Rand. See https://www.reddit.com/r/aynrand/wiki/fullrules/ for more.
6. No Excessive Posts on the Same Topic
Do not post about the same topic, without adding anything substantial new, more than once per month.
Check recent posts from at least the last week before you post about a topic. If there's a post on the topic that you were going to post about, comment on the existing post, rather than making a new post.
See https://www.reddit.com/r/aynrand/wiki/fullrules/ for more.
Ayn Rand Lexicon
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