## EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: SOCIAL ISSUES POSTING GUIDELINES READ BEFORE POSTING ##

In the recent weeks and months, a trend has formed on our beloved Social Issues Forum. This trend has brought out the worst in all of us, and as a staff, we have initiated this effort to maintain civility on the board. Racism, Prejudice, etc., is a very sensitive subject that can really get our emotions running in over drive. These emotions can get the best of us at times, and ultimately leave us in hot water with fellow members, staff, and the Administrators of this great site.

This trend that we speak of has sparked several threads on the forum. All of these threads are basically discussing the same issue. So we have the same members, discussing the same subject, and this discussion is consuming several threads. In an effort to "Deny Ignorance", we are going to close down these threads immediately and hope civility can reign supreme.

Discussion can persevere, and we look forward to it. But if it is, it will be held to the fullest extent of the law. The law being, the Terms & Conditions Of Use.

As a member, if you wish to participate in these threads, you need to understand that any infraction from here on out is ultimately going to lead to a warn from a staff member. These "rants" that we have seen lately are dragging the members, the staff, the Social Issues forum, and Above Top Secret, through the mud.

This stops here and now.

We, the staff of Above Top Secret, hope you can understand why this has been initiated, and we hope to see further contributions from our astute members.

Remember, we are here to "Deny Ignorance".. not spread it.

Any comments on this movement can be made via our Complaint/Suggestion function.

We look forward to working together in our continued pursuit of "Denying Ignorance".

Thank You.
ATS Staff

Mod Edit: Title.

[edit on 6/4/2007 by Mirthful Me]

[edit on 4/7/2007 by Majic]
more food for thought.....You are responsible for your own posts.

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