As I've mentioned in recent days (as has Steve Clift), E-Democracy is updating our rules (overdue).
We have an online public forum where individuals may post comments. But, I'd also like to open up THIS FORUM for discussion of these proposed new rules. All feedback will be forwarded to the E-Democracy board.
Here are two of the rules that have been of major interest to St. Paul Issues Forum participants in recent days.
Please, feel free to post your comments here for visit the E-Democracy site and post them there (you can also see other feedback coming from across the nation).
http://www.e-democracy.org/townhall/viewtopic.php?t=18
Of particular interest might be the following phrase from rule #5.
"If you receive private communication from another
participant that causes you serious concern, you
may communicate that to the Forum Manager, but no
action should be taken by the Forum Manager or
E-Democracy.org to intervene in private disputes
among individuals."What do folks think about this?
=========== Draft Rules # 4-6 ===========
5. No Attacks or Threats - Personal attacks or public threats against the safety or security of participants are not allowed. If you feel you have privately received an illegal threat via e-mail, we ask you to contact to appropriate legal authorities. The Forum Manager may only issue warnings or remove participants based on their public posts to a forum legally owned by E-Democracy.Org. If you receive private communication from another participant that causes you serious concern, you may communicate that to the Forum Manager, but no action should be taken by the Forum Manager or E-Democracy.org to intervene in private disputes among individuals.
6. Private Stays Private - Forwarding private messages to the online forum is NOT allowed without the explicit permission of the original author. This includes private replies you may receive based on your public posts to the forum and other private or personal communication including e-mail communication with public officials who may or may not be forum members. Public officials and Forum Managers are considered citizens with equal participation rights and responsibilities in a forum.
Comment on Rules 4-6
http://www.e-democracy.org/townhall/viewtopic.php?t=18=================================================
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