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Welcome to conservatism!

This is an open forum for respectful discussion and debate of conservative politics. Anyone is free to participate, but postings to the main page are screened to ensure that they are appropriate. The topic of this community is "conservatism". That means that as a general guideline, you should limit postings to things you believe would be of interest to conservatives. Appropriate postings include, but are not limited to the following:

• News of a political nature
• Personal opinions and rants
• Links to political articles
• Conservative humor
• Polls of members
• Honest inquiry as to the opinions of members

As is stated above, honest inquiry of the members is permitted. Obnoxious questioning is not. For example, "How do you feel about [blank]?" is acceptable, while "Why do conservatives want to burn down the rainforests and kill the whales?" is not. Many questions have been covered in-depth before, so I ask that new members search the community before posing them.

With all of that said, this is an open community and it's going to stay that way. Anyone of any political affiliation is free to comment on entries and interact with members. If you prefer a community limited to conservatives, anti_lefty and eic are two good places to start.

Intelligent, rational, supportable debate is strongly encouraged. The only thing that's required though is that members try to be respectful of each other. Sometimes that's difficult to do perfectly, and that's alright, but deliberate and distinct disrespect will not be tolerated. A single disrespectful statement in an otherwise serious comment is undesirable but understandable. A comment, the bulk of which is disrespectful on the other hand, constitutes a deliberate and distinct action, and is not allowed. Please report violations of this policy to the maintainer, belt0033. Habitual violators will be banned at my discretion.

It's important to note that the purpose of this community is discussion and debate, not the online equivalent of a shouting match. You should be prepared to defend your own views, not just to question others. If someone asks you an honest question, it's good form to answer it. Changing the subject to avoid ever admitting you're wrong is not. We're all human and we all make mistakes, and accepting them when they happen will usually earn you a lot of respect. Arguing just for the sake of arguing will not.

There is a very simple standard for what constitutes trolling here, and what does not. If you've come here to participate in the community, you are welcome, regardless of your political opinions. If you've come here to disrupt the community or detract from it, you are not welcome here.

Out of respect for the members of this community, I ask the following rules be adhered to when you post to the main page.

• Large pictures, both in dimension as well as disk-space, should be put behind a cut-tag.
• Postings longer than about a screen-full should be put behind a cut-tag.
• Long links should be hidden behind text (<a href="link">text</a>).
• Links should always include some sort of description of the content being linked to.
• Postings should be readable. Proof-reading and spell-checking is encouraged.
• Some profanity is acceptable, but please don't use it gratuitously.

Maintainer:

belt0033

Moderators:

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kellev
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belt0033

Designed the community's current layout and icon

varyar

conservatism's previous maintainer
Designed the community's old icon

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