Re: Rules and Moderator information
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2023 1:53 am
Yeah, nice.
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As applied, the term "derail" did not include comments on a thread participant's motives.Do not "derail" threads or otherwise insert commentary that has nothing to do with a thread's opening post.
The announcement of the change as well as additional information about how we approach "derails" can be found in this thread:This includes questioning the motives of, assigning ulterior motives to, or otherwise insulting the person who created the opening post. Start a new thread in the appropriate forum if you wish to do that.
Would it be correct to assume that the derailment rule modification applies to questioning any poster's motives, and not just the OP's motives?Dr. Shades wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:17 amFrom now on, questioning a poster's motives for posting what he or she posted will count as a derailment and may be split into its own thread.
I love nerdy questions! So, here's the new amended rule just for reference:Marcus wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:29 pmmaybe i am being too technical here, but the wording of the new rule states that derailing "...includes questioning the motives of, assigning ulterior motives to, or otherwise insulting the person who created the opening post."
Shades did clarify,Would it be correct to assume that the derailment rule modification applies to questioning any poster's motives, and not just the OP's motives?Dr. Shades wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:17 amFrom now on, questioning a poster's motives for posting what he or she posted will count as a derailment and may be split into its own thread.
sorry to be so technical, but it does seem like the rule only refers to questioning the OP's motives, while the clarification seems to apply to all poster's motives.
thanks in advance for considering my nerdy question, if you choose to.
So, putting on my technical nerd hat: Because the second sentence begins with "includes," what follows does not function as a limitation on the definition of "derail." In my professional life, which consists mainly of doing exactly this exercise with insurance policies, we then would look at relevant context, including Shades' comments about the rule, as guide to interpreting it. In this case, I think Shades comment, at a very minimum, describes the spirit of the rule.Do not "derail" threads or otherwise insert commentary that has nothing to do with a thread's opening post. This includes questioning the motives of, assigning ulterior motives to, or otherwise insulting the person who created the opening post. Start a new thread in the appropriate forum if you wish to do that.
Word tuples of the type DBNP or GBNG exist outside of context.