Your Participation Counts
- The conversations we have here here set the tone for everyone. Help us influence the future of this community by choosing to engage in discussions that make this forum an interesting place to be. + The conversations we have here set the tone for everyone. Help us influence the future of this community by choosing to engage in discussions that make this forum an interesting place to be.
- Discourse provides tools that enable the community to collectively identify the best (and worst) contributions: favorites, bookmarks, likes, flags, replies, edits, and so forth. Please make use of these tools to improve your own experience — and everyone else’s, too. + Discourse provides tools that enable the community to collectively identify the best (and worst) contributions: favorites, bookmarks, likes, flags, replies, edits, and so forth. Use these tools to improve your own experience, and everyone else’s, too.
Let’s try to leave our park better than we found it. @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
- These are not concrete terms with precise definitions — avoid even the appearance of any of these things. If you're unsure, ask yourself how you would feel if your post was on the front page of The New York Times. + These are not concrete terms with precise definitions — avoid even the appearance of any of these things. If you're unsure, ask yourself how you would feel if your post was featured on the front page of The New York Times.
This is a public forum, and search engines index these discussions. Keep the language, links, and images safe for family and friends. @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
- Discourse can help keep things orderly — for example, rather than posting "+1" or "Agreed," use the Like button. Rather than taking an existing topic in a radically different direction, use Reply as a New Topic. + Rather than posting "+1" or "Agreed," use the Like button. Rather than taking an existing topic in a radically different direction, use Reply as a New Topic.
Also, don't sign your posts — every post has your profile information attached to it.
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- Yes, legalese is boring, but we must protect ourselves – and by extension, you and your data – against unfriendly folks. We have a Terms of Service TOS describing your (and our) behavior and rights related to content, privacy, and laws. To use this service, you must agree to abide by the TOS.
+ Yes, legalese is boring, but we must protect ourselves – and by extension, you and your data – against unfriendly folks. We have a Terms of Service describing your (and our) behavior and rights related to content, privacy, and laws. To use this service, you must agree to abide by our TOS.
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