The Rules
In order to participate in Twilight's Soapbox, you must agree to and abide by all of this club's rules. Violating the rules of this section is subject to temporary or permanent ban from Twilight's Soapbox in addition to any other consequences under MLP Forums general moderation policy. Please feel free to contact a club moderator with any questions before posting.
1) As always, all forum rules continue to apply in this section with the only exception being that you are (of course) permitted to discuss the more serious subjects that are not otherwise permitted to be discussed / debated on MLP Forums like politics.
2) No NSFW content or discussion is permitted - no exceptions. This is still a 13+ group.
3) Be respectful of one another's differences and opinions. This is a place to share your beliefs and opinions, to understand beliefs and opinions of others, and to discuss why your opinions are different from those of other people in the club. This group is not about whether a belief is right or wrong, it is about sharing with, understanding, and learning from those you disagree with.
4) No personal attacks whatsoever. The only discussion which belongs in this club is the discussion of ideas. There will be zero tolerance of attacks against people, whether they are your fellow forum members or a notable world figure. You may discuss things like why a notable figure's beliefs are something you agree with, whether you would vote for a certain politician, and what harm you think the actions taken by a world figure are positive or negative; however, general attacks against a person or ad hominems are not permitted under any circumstances.
5) While we respect nearly all viewpoints here at Twilight's Soapbox, there is an absolute zero tolerance policy on hatred towards any group of people. This goes for anybody and everybody. Hate has no place here - even if the group that hate is directed at is guilty itself of violating this rule. Any threads or posts intended to attack a group or spread hate for a group will result in an immediate and generally permanent ban from Twilight's Soapbox.
6) Know when to step away. We all have limits of what we can handle. That's okay! Recognize when a subject is too personal or meaningful and is not something you can handle opposing viewpoints on.
7) Make meaningful posts. Twilight's Soapbox is for discussions. Simply stating you agree or disagree with someone is not a discussion. If you simply show that you agree with someone, toss them a brohoof or add to the discussion by sharing your own unique viewpoints on the subject. If you want to tell someone you disagree, reply with a meaningful and respectful post as to why you disagree.
8) Read! A meaningful discussion only happens when you actually read your fellow club-member's posts. Please be sure you are actually reading and understanding the posts made by other members before you post your own opinions.
9) Stay on topic. In order to keep threads civilized, please make sure you're limiting your discussion to the subject matter from the original post in that thread. While discussions may organically grow, posts which appear to be attempting to divert or change the subject will be removed.
10) All content and membership of Twilight's Soapbox is subject to the discretion of the club moderators. There's not always a rule for every situation and sometimes the staff has to use their discretion in deciding whether content will be beneficial to the overall goals of MLP Forums and Twilight's Soapbox. In other words, just understand that if the moderators feel that your thread or post will cause drama, we might remove it even if it does not clearly violate a written rule.
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These rules are subject to change with time. If you disagree with the rules of this group, please contact a club moderator and request to voluntarily be removed from Twilight's Soapbox.