Moderating the debates forum is taking up a lot of moderator resources (time, effort, focus, ...), and even then it's tricky to do it right. So this is what I'd like to try:
- We'll have no special rules. Only the general VV rules will apply. The old special rules will be converted into guidelines / etiquette.
- Moderators won't usually patrol the forum. Therefore members need to report rule violations before a moderator considers taking action.
- If you don't want to participate in the forum, you can opt-out by using the Ignore Node feature.
- A banner will remind you of the guidelines, and that people who are wrong on the Internet are nevertheless people, and also that we (VV) need to work on our reputation, so therefore please think before you type. (Well, something along those lines.)