they read the NYT.

http://rightwingnytimes.cf.huffingtonpost.com/

Apparently its the newsprint version of the voices they hear!

refrain from labeling those who disagree with you as wackos.

As a rule of thumb the following descriptions of those who disagree with anyone politically will not be tolerated.

wacko's, whackjob, nutjobs, nutcases or any derivatives resembling those four words. I enjoy reading the give and take in the political forums, and a bit of bashing is par for the course, but there is no reason to get nasty.

play nice. For the most part the political forums have been interesting as of late and mostly civil. Please keep it that way.

consider this a starting point. I know there have been other posts by members from both sides of the political spectrum that have used some of the words above. I'm not going back and editing all of them so please don't send me PM's requesting that this member or that member be banned on a post prior to today. Thanks.

Thanks for your participation and support of R1

I still remember a thread from a few years back over at my chemtrail forum where some loyal democrat was whining about the huffington forum being a site for chemtrail apologists. That being said…

Can we still call them Liberals?

Can they still call us Christians and Neo-cons?

How about if we call them Chavezites?  

Never being one to pull out the old name calling card you know this is gonna handicap some posters abaility to  reinforce their agruments.

Wish you luck on that...I suppose a poster or three will have to retire from the political boards.

Mod Guy:

refrain from labeling those who disagree with you as wackos.

As a rule of thumb the following descriptions of those who disagree with anyone politically will not be tolerated.

wacko's, whackjob, nutjobs, nutcases or any derivatives resembling those four words. I enjoy reading the give and take in the political forums, and a bit of bashing is par for the course, but there is no reason to get nasty.

play nice. For the most part the political forums have been interesting as of late and mostly civil. Please keep it that way.

consider this a starting point. I know there have been other posts by members from both sides of the political spectrum that have used some of the words above. I'm not going back and editing all of them so please don't send me PM's requesting that this member or that member be banned on a post prior to today. Thanks.

Thanks for your participation and support of R1

So if they do agree with me then can i call them wackos or whackjobs?

Intent is the primary criteria. Words that I listed are one step below the terms of Nazi, racist, bigot, various vulgar racial and sexual desciptors, etc.

Folks, let's face it, you all are adults and you all have been posting here together for a long time. You know which buttons to push. I'm just letting you know that fun is fine, but let's not deliberately push some buttons. I've witnessed some pretty rough stuff from both sides of the political argument here.

Bill, use your judgement. ritepath, there is nothing wrong with those terms.

It's the nasty stuff folks. I think y'all know what that is.

Thank you all for helping to make my job interesting.

Bill:

We would NEVER want to push ANYBODY'S buttons, not us, no way!!!

RP here:

I notice none of "those" people have bothered to respond....can I say "those people" or does that sound to ross perotish?

Bubba, it's the use of those terms against fellow forum members.

Mod Guy:

Bubba, it's the use of those terms against fellow forum members.