Please familiarize yourself with the main site rules as well which work in addition to the Kill Em With Kindness rules.

It was our original intent that this forum would be up a week ago. I had assigned Adam Ryan the duty of devising a list of rules however, he got sick and was unable. I figured I'd let Adam set up some of the rules, considering he's the Christian moderation representation. I don't want to wait though... I'm anxious, and a one on one debate opportunity has arisen. So with that said, I'll devise some preliminary rules and RickyRoma(atheist mod) and Adam Ryan (Christian mod) will help revise, expand, and brainstorm over the next several weeks (months?) as we get the list down firm.

Ok... first... this forum is an atheist vs. theist forum, but a more gentle one. There are no set restrictions on debate at atheist vs. theist, this forum serves as an alternative for those wanting a safe haven from insults, profanities, and more that I will expand on. If you are a Christian, or religious, please consider telling your friends about this opportunity to debate and dialogue with atheists in a fair, peaceful, and civil manner.

Preliminary rules:

1. No ad hominem attacks. (subset: no insults- this includes calling people irrational :shock unless Ricky devises a good "calling a spade a spade rule."

2. No profanity

3. No preaching (you can use the bible to prove a biblical point, but you can't use the bible as evidence for God. Adam will revise/expand later, this was actually his rule)

4. Make every effort to be civil, polite, understanding, and caring for your fellow human.

Another use for this forum (as well as any other forum, you just have to ask) is to conduct one one debates/discussions. I will be having a one on one in this forum soon, all one on one debates should have a peanut gallery thread for comments, and all posts in the one on one thread not made by the listed participants will be moved to the peanut gallery thread.

Repercussions for breaking the rules, still unclear, but the jist is:
1. Post deletion immediately upon violation, no pm sent to user (figure it out)
2. 3 (?) strikes your out. A thread will be created for mods to list strikes, and date of restriction from forum. We'll keep track and after three strikes, you're posting privileges in this forum will be removed. You'll be given a year (?) before being allowed to post in this forum.

We won't be able to restrict you from posting in this forum (not good for us to use that function of the board), so if you violate your restriction several times (aside from having your posts deleted in this forum) you'll be removed from RRS message board entirely. All peanut gallery threads will be created in another forum of the site, so that the regular no holds barred rules can apply there.

Ok, that's a very prelimin starting list. RickyRoma is a genius when it comes to revising, and explaining lists like this, so go ahead Ricky, work in whatever you want. I suggest we dialogue about the rules in public, and then delete all posts except for the first one, where we will post the final list. Any board moderator or admin can comment in this thread, please everyone else, let us work the rules in public without interference. Non-board "employees" not allowed to post in this thread.

ON THAT NOTE... THIS FORUM IS OFFICIALLY OPEN, WORKING ON TENTATIVE RULES. WATCH YOUR WORDS!!