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You are free to discuss anything of interest, but please can we show respect for each other and the difficult job of the moderators who volunteer their time and hard work to ensure that the discussions are not hijacked and dominated by the few at the expense of the rest.
The David Icke forums have become a focus for lively debate, insights and information and I hope you enjoy your stay.
best wishes,
David
FORUM GUIDELINES
Treating Others
This is a place for open and free discussion on a wide range of topics, and we ask that you respect each other by not bullying or harassing other members of the forum.
This is not the place for personal attacks, or to deliberately stop the flow of conversation from taking place. Please; Do not Hijack threads with the same questions if a Moderator has already answered them; do not post irrelevant images or text in other people's topics for no reason other than disruption; do not make any personal insults or irrelevant one word answers. Do not spam “General” or "Today's News" with a bunch of new threads all in one session. Do not sign-up multiple user IDs for the purpose of trolling the forum or answering your own posts!
Racism
People are welcome to discuss issues surrounding race. Racist remarks will not be tolerated on this forum. Political stances can be discussed without resorting to racial stereo-typing and abusive remarks towards a race of people. Anybody trying to stir up racial hatred will be banned
Note: This applies to ALL races. Racism is NOT tolerated here.
The issues surrounding Israel are legitimate subjects for debate and David Icke has not flinched from addressing them despite the attacks on him this has triggered over the years. However, this debate can be conducted without falling into the cesspit of gratuitous racist abuse. There is no need for this for a view about Israel's policies to be expressed and this is not a place to dump such bile. There are many forums that would welcome it, this one does not.
We do not shy away from discussing controversial topics. We welcome debates where other mainstream media outlets would not. However, this is not an opportunity for anyone with any kind of racist agenda to spread their propaganda or to recruit others.
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Thread Topics
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We have many Sub-Forums, and we ask that before posting a thread, you consider where your post might best be suited. We also suggest before posting that you use the search function to see if there is already a thread you may add your post to rather than starting a new thread on a subject that may have recently been discussed.
Questions to David Icke
David Icke will not be participating or answering questions on this forum. Please do not waste time posting messages or questions to David. If you disagree with David's work, you are free to communicate this on the forum, however as you will see below, we take a grim view of trolling.
Trolling
While David welcomes discussions on his research and doesn’t expect everyone will necessarily agree with every aspect of his work, anyone who joins this forum with the sole intention of flaming David Icke on his own forum will find their user account promptly suspended without warning.
Same applies to anybody who flames other users or deliberately disrupts other users who wish to seriously discuss aspects of David’s work. Forum disrupters who seek to do this will need to find themselves another forum to post on.
While it is perfectly fine to discuss aspects of David’s work you disagree with or do not understand posters who habitually criticize David’s work while offering little or nothing constructive to forum discussions will not be allowed to dominate this forum. Members who try this on will first be issued with a warning to let them know they are being asked to modify their troll-like behaviour. If this warning is ignored, the member will lose posting privileges without further ado.
We will not tolerate those with an axe to grind against David Icke, whilst using this forum to promote the work of other researchers in an aggressive manner. Again, such posters will be issued a warning to modify their approach, and if this is not respected their user account will be suspended.
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Avatars and Signatures
Any user using an unsuitable avatar or signature (unnecessarily brash, pornographic or insulting to other members), will be asked to remove it. A Moderator may remove an avatar and/or signature at any time if deemed necessary.
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The Rant Room
Threads which are binned due to abusive, off topic or “petty” rants may be moved to 'The Rant Room'. This sub-forum is only accessible by registered members.
It is at the Moderators' discretion whether to delete or lock threads which have descended into rants or to move them to the Rant Room.
Anybody deliberately trying to derail a topic in order for it to be moved to the Rant Room will have restrictions placed on their account or be suspended from the forum. This is not an opportunity to hijack or trash somebody else’s thread. |
Moderation, Complaints, and Disputes with regard to Moderation
The Administrators of the David Icke website reserve the right to moderate this forum in anyway they see fit in situations that might arise that are not specifically mentioned in the above forum posting guidelines.
If you have a complaint against a Moderator, or you feel you have been unfairly treated after having attempted to resolve an issue with the Moderator involved, you are free to bring the matter to the attention of the Forum Manager who in this instance will act as an arbitrator to assist both parties to find a resolution they can both agree on. However before taking this course of action, we expect that members will try and resolve these issues with the Moderator involved as a first step. Serious complaints may be forwarded on to the webmaster.
NOTE: When a dispute is brought to the attention of the Forum Manager and there is clear evidence that the forum guidelines have been breached, please don’t expect to find sympathy!
Discussing moderation and moderation decisions on the threads.
While we appreciate that everyone has an opinion, moderation issues may NOT be the topic of thread discussions, no matter how strongly you feel about what may or may not have happened to yourself or another poster. Very often other members are not aware of situations that have transpired if threads and posts have had to be deleted. The Moderation team is NOT at liberty to discuss such matters on the forum threads, and any such attempts to debate a moderator in this way will be swiftly dealt with and may result in infraction points if a poster continues to seek attention in this manner.
If you are genuinely concerned about ANY moderation decision, you may private message (PM) a Moderator for clarification, but you don’t have the right to demand private information that may have transpired between a Moderator and another member. We respect member privacy. If you have serious concerns and you feel you have not received a sufficient response from a Moderator, please feel free to PM the Forum Manager for further clarification.
Harassing Moderators
Any member who feels they have the right to threaten, harass or otherwise intimidate Moderators (either on the forum threads or via PM) will find restrictions placed on their user accounts, or will be banned. The members of the moderation team on the David Icke forum are all volunteers who give of their time freely for the benefit of others. They did NOT sign on to put up with abuse. Please be respectful. |
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