The value of this board is an extension of the quality of comments and discussion. We need to hold each other and ourselves to a high standard.

The community guidelines are an attempt at saying please be decent so as to foster a more desirable community. Think about it. That is why you are here and not reddit.

>>Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.

>>Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.

>>Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.