Rules and Regulations

Juntax!

Welcome to the IITB Debating Blog. All your thirst to argue, find out something interesting or simply read stuff when you're bored, this is the right place. If you thought IITians could only speak about rock, CPI and pondy; think again!

To make life simpler and the blog more constructive though, some rules given below need to be conformed to.

Rules and Regulations:

1. All posts must go in the comments section to a particular blog entry.

2. Quoting Members
When quoting, please don't quote an entire post to make a point on a specific selection of text. It is only necessary to quote what is relevant to your response and who you are quoting from.

3. Quoting External Sources
You are encouraged to provide support for any claims you make through the use of external sources. However, it is inappropriate to simply provide one or more links or sources (including embedded videos) and proclaim that all one needs to do is review them. Readers should not have to access your sources before they understand your argument. Where possible, you should provide a short summary of the link/video you have posted.
- Merely posting a news article, a video or stating a topic (e.g. No Child Left Behind Act) and asking "What do you think about this?" is frowned upon and discouraged. Please make constructive discussion supporting your external content.

4. Vulgarity
Vulgar words or expressions are not allowed.

5. Flaming
Often at times, one may wish to engage in sarcasm or a bit of wit; however, please exercise caution when doing so. Assaults on the character of other members are not tolerated.

6. Proper English
This is a debate forum that seeks to maintain a high standard of intellectual discussion. Using proper English is part of our expectations. Thus, we ask that you strive to use proper spelling, grammar and punctuation when posting in the debate forums. This does not mean that we will pounce on every typo or grammatical error. We will only penalize those who post in poor English due to a lack of effort, rather than a lack of linguistic skills.

7. Spamming
Posts that are wholly irrelevant to the issue being discussed or add nothing of substance to the debate are considered spam and not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: posts that consist solely of side comments, remarks meant to be witty, or presentation of links and/or material that do not sufficiently contribute to the debate. The purpose of the debate threads are to allow and encourage intelligent discourse and debate.

8. What About Free Speech?
While we may have the right to say whatever we want, we do not have the right to say it wherever we want. I hope you get the drift. :)

Happy Debating!