Whenever io9 publishes a post that set off disputation , your brave editors have to face the inevitable . Somebody with a commenter account is going to be a jerk . But it does n’t have to materialize that way ! Whether we ’re fence over politics in science fiction , or how much the new Spider - man motion picture will suck , there are a few simple guidelines you may follow if you want to have a giant contestation without getting dismissed from a conversation . The simplest means to conceive about our policy is that we allow you to affront ideas , but not people . See below for a complete rundown of io9 commenter tips and guidelines .
[ last update : 06.27.12 ]
1 . Do not insult or hurl intend gens at actual humans . By “ actual humans , ” we intend other commenters or writers on the web site . If you ’ve just read a post that you disagree with , do not say , “ You are a fucking changeling who has obviously never seen a single episode of [ my favorite scifi franchise ] . ” That part where you visit the source a “ fucking idiot ” ? That was an insult . We care to debate with you about our opinions , but we do n’t like being recite we are idiots . So if you want to obviate being dismissed , examine arguing with the ideas in Post , like this : “ [ My favourite scifi enfranchisement ] did not have a spoilt ending — you ’re wholly wrong . I ’m right , and here ’s why . ” Same goes for talking to your fellow commenters . palpate innocent to take issue and contend , but as presently as you insult somebody you ’re going to be dismissed . We do not , however , care if you derogate fictional lifeforms . Insult Predator as much as you want .
Please note that io9 has no policy against profanity . You are give up to curse as much as you want , as long as you do n’t diss anyone .
3 . Do not troll . Trolling can entail many affair , but for our purposes here it means trotting out a shopworn commonplace or stereotype for say that someone ’s opinion should never be learn severely . When you disagree with somebody , you say their opinion is haywire . When you troll somebody , you say that they are incapable of form opinions . If you say , “ Japanese people do not bang how to write stories , ” you are troll . basically , you are saying no Japanese person ’s fib should be bring seriously . That is unlike from saying , “ I hate this history that a Japanese somebody write . ” Another common round scheme is to say that a post on io9 is unworthy of debate because it was written so the source could get cash for pageboy views . This is troll because it does not engross in any way with the generator ’s opinion . Instead , it suggests the author categorically can not take form an opinion because she or he is write for money .
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