TEH RULEZ

You don’t have to like Teh Rulez. You just have to follow them. If you don’t, you can’t post here. Capice?

1)Journals must be at least 300 words in length, with minimal quoting. You should have at least 2 paragraphs of original analysis or ranting. If you don’t have that much, then what you have to say would be best posted at the Bar and Grill, our open thread section.

2)Quotes from sources go in quotes, and blockquotes when we eventually make that possible. Quotes should be kept to a minimum because of Fair Use laws. If we think you’ve quoted so much as to get this here blog sued, we will edit your diary for you so don’t act all indignant and surprised if that happens.

3)You should provide a link for all sources, resources, articles, etc. if available. If no link, at least cite the source so it can be checked. Conservatives play fast and loose with facts – we don’t.

4)Like The Blogfather Kos says, extraordinary claims must be backed up with extraordinary evidence. Conspiracy theories are not welcome here unless you have one hell of a lot of backup for your whacked out paranoid rantings.

5)Are you a troll? Get lost. Go play with Werner. We’re not going to put up with your shit for more than about 2 comments. Trolling and flaming are against Teh Rulez. I will remind you here – you don’t have to like ‘em, you just have to follow ‘em. They are NOT suggestions.

6)Inflammatory Journals or comments are also against Teh Rulez. Take it to your own sandbox. We don’t want it here.

7)If you post a Journal, you should stick around to reply to comments, or at the very least check in periodically to do so. It’s the friendly and neighborly thing to do, and if there is one thing that gets us all irritable, it’s drive-by diaries. We don’t exist to be one of 600 places that you posted your “The Twin Towers were brought down by aliens who live under Denver International Airport” crap. Also see: #4

8)You can’t be making a sockpuppet, either. You only get to use one account. If you make a sockpuppet account, we will find out. We will not be very happy. We will ban you. (If you don’t know what a sockpuppet is, then Google is your friend.)

9) If you out an anonymous poster here, you are TOAST. We will ban your ass so fast your head will spin.

10) MAXIMUM IMAGE SIZE: This is a blog, and pictures have to fit between the sidebars. If the picture or graphic is in a comment, it should fit into one screen, and not make the users have to scroll constantly.
Max width: 300 pixels.
Max Height:400 pixels.
(addition by pale.)

We, the blog owners, want you to feel welcome here. We want to encourage people to get active against the Canadian Republican menace. We like people in general. Our goal is to have lots of actively posting members – a community if you will. But if you can’t or won’t follow our very reasonable rulez, go away. If you want to exercise your Freedom of Speech, but what you want to say is against Teh Rulez of this blog, then we suggest you start your own where you can say anything you like.

Happy posting, kids! Let’s do this thing.