Actual Discussion

Are you tired of going into controversial threads and having people not discuss things, circlejerking, or using emotional responses in place of logic? Us too.

Welcome to Actual Discussion!

DO:

• Be civil. This doesn't mean you shouldn't challenge people, just don't be a dick.
• Upvote interesting or well-articulated points, even if you may not agree.
• Be prepared to back up any claims you make with an unbiased source.
• Be willing to be wrong and append your initial post to show a changed view.
• Admit when you are incorrect or spoke poorly. Upvote when you see others correct themselves or change their mind.
• Feel free to be a "Devil's Advocate". You do not have to believe either side of an issue in order to generate solid points.
• Discuss hot-button issues.
• Add humour, and be creative! Dry writing isn't super fun to read or discuss.

DO NOT:

• Call people names or label people. We fight ideas, not people here.
• Ask for sources, and then not respond to the person providing them.
• Mindlessly downvote people you disagree with. We only downvote people that do not add to the discussion.
• Be a bot, spam, or engage in self-promotion.
• Duplicate posts from within the last month unless new information is surfaced on the topic.
• Strawman.
• Expect that personal experience or morals are a substitute for proof.
• Exaggerate. Not everything is a genocide, and not everyone slightly to the right of you is a Nazi.
• Copy an entire article in your post body. It's just messy. Link to it and maybe summarize if needed.

For more casual conversation instead of competitive ranked conversation, try: !casualconversation@lemm.ee