The first sentence of our Terms of Service 2. provides: "Cordial participation is a key requisite of being a member in our forum."
The first definition of "cordial" as an adjective in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language provides:
a. Warm and sincere; friendly: a cordial welcome; very cordial relations.
b. Polite and respectful; formally pleasant: "He shook my hand, but not warmly; he was cordial, but not amiable" (Oliver Sacks).
So "cordial" is a pretty high standard. This definition of cordial informs us that if a comment is obnoxious or a personal attack then it is, by definition, not cordial.
Often I feel that posts which the moderators delete for violating the Terms of Service are comments which would not be made by the poster if the poster were face-to-face with the person to whom the poster is writing or responding. A good rule of thumb is that if you would not say it to the person face-to-face, then you should not post it to that person, either.
If you are in doubt as to whether a contemplated post satisfies the definition of "cordial," another possible barometer is to ask your significant other to read the comment you are contemplating posting and ask him/her if the comment sounds "cordial." Ask yourself or your significant other if the post is "warm and sincere; friendly" or "polite and respectful." If your contemplated post does not satisfy this test then your post violates our Terms of Service. Again, if the comment sounds obnoxious or like a personal attack, then it is not cordial. If a moderator sees such a post do not be surprised if it is deleted.
WBF is a forum for audio and music. It is not a forum for politics or political innuendo. It is not the place to release your general frustration about life or to play written "rock 'em sock 'em robots" over the internet. There are an infinite variety of real world and internet venues for that. WBF is not one of them.
Finally, "free speech" is not the standard here. It is an inapposite concept here. This is a membership club to which members accept our Terms of Service by registering and becoming members. Registration and membership are completely voluntary. The Terms of Service are the rules of the club. If you join WBF then you are obligating yourself to the high standards of conduct required by the Terms of Service.
Thank you for considering this post, and for your understanding.
The first definition of "cordial" as an adjective in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language provides:
a. Warm and sincere; friendly: a cordial welcome; very cordial relations.
b. Polite and respectful; formally pleasant: "He shook my hand, but not warmly; he was cordial, but not amiable" (Oliver Sacks).
So "cordial" is a pretty high standard. This definition of cordial informs us that if a comment is obnoxious or a personal attack then it is, by definition, not cordial.
Often I feel that posts which the moderators delete for violating the Terms of Service are comments which would not be made by the poster if the poster were face-to-face with the person to whom the poster is writing or responding. A good rule of thumb is that if you would not say it to the person face-to-face, then you should not post it to that person, either.
If you are in doubt as to whether a contemplated post satisfies the definition of "cordial," another possible barometer is to ask your significant other to read the comment you are contemplating posting and ask him/her if the comment sounds "cordial." Ask yourself or your significant other if the post is "warm and sincere; friendly" or "polite and respectful." If your contemplated post does not satisfy this test then your post violates our Terms of Service. Again, if the comment sounds obnoxious or like a personal attack, then it is not cordial. If a moderator sees such a post do not be surprised if it is deleted.
WBF is a forum for audio and music. It is not a forum for politics or political innuendo. It is not the place to release your general frustration about life or to play written "rock 'em sock 'em robots" over the internet. There are an infinite variety of real world and internet venues for that. WBF is not one of them.
Finally, "free speech" is not the standard here. It is an inapposite concept here. This is a membership club to which members accept our Terms of Service by registering and becoming members. Registration and membership are completely voluntary. The Terms of Service are the rules of the club. If you join WBF then you are obligating yourself to the high standards of conduct required by the Terms of Service.
Thank you for considering this post, and for your understanding.
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