GUIDELINES for this forum are intended to promote and maintain it as a conduit for exploring LIBERTARIANISM
PleaseSee http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian> That purpose can become swamped by posting OFF-topic messages. Thus, moderation of messages may be imposed on some posters in order to help maintain the conceptual focus of this forum. That means 'take it outside' (of this forum) when you want to 'flame' (personal attack, ad hominem) someone in this forum. That includes juvenile gossip and witch hunts about WHO iz, or iz not, a libertarian. see http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LibertarianFlame <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LibertarianFlame> Obviously, untrue attributions or flagrantly explicit distortions regarding another poster's advocacy in this forum (aka: slander) are also forms of ad hominem; thus off-topic here. AlsoSee http://www.onelook.com/?w=ad+hominem&ls=a <http://www.onelook.com/?w=ad+hominem&ls=a> A way to subvert the purpose of this forum is via disingenuousness & 'non sequitur' Main Entry: non se·qui·tur Pronunciation: 'nän-'se-kw&-t&r also -"tur Function: noun Etymology: Latin, it does not follow 1 : an inference that does not follow from the premises; specifically : a fallacy resulting from a simple conversion of a universal affirmative proposition or from the transposition of a condition and its consequent 2 : a statement (as a response) that does not follow logically from anything previously said at http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=non+sequitur <http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=non+sequitur> AlsoSee http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Disingenuous <http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Disingenuous> While there are NO 'rules' there is a purpose and some forum guidelines at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/37090 <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/37090> Please help the exploration, pro/con, of LIBERTARIANISM in this forum of aprx 700 registered posters and unlimited puplic viewable web message archive at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian> See: What's at the Heart of What Libertarians are Selling? at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/30419 <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/30419> AlsoSee: LIMITED vs UNIVERSAL Libertarianism at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/48063 <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/message/48063> -Terry Liberty Parker find AustinLibertyInterNet Radio/TV at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LibertyProspects/links <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LibertyProspects/links> AND: Every Sunday Eve I host informal discussion to which all are welcome who want to chat about ideas & issues of liberty ONLINE look for me (especially Sunday eve) as: TxLiberty on Yahoo Messenger & MSN Messenger Terry Liberty Parker on Skype (supports multiple platforms like MAC & Linux along with Windows) and maybe AustinLiberty on AIM [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
