Daily Paul House Rules and Posting Guidelines
Submitted by Michael Nystrom on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 10:04Below are the long form posting guidelines for the Daily Paul. Please review them and add any comments below. Here is a brief summary:
Purpose
- To keep the ideas and message of Peace, Sound Money and Liberty alive through discussion and practice.
- To serve as an open forum for the honest discussion of ideas and the search for truth.
- To share, practice and spread these ideas as far as possible in the world we live in. This site will thus remain in existence as long as there is a need for it, and as long as there are supporters willing to help keep it going.
Please note that this website is my private property. Participating here is a privilege, not a right, a difference fundamental to understanding the message of freedom. Though this site does not officially represent Dr. Paul, all here shall strive to follow the gentlemanly example he sets.
Rules
- No profane, disrespectful or divisive language
- Spell check and grammar check your work before posting, and refrain from excessive use of CAPITAL LETTERS
- Do not post the ENTIRE text of articles from other sites. This is copyright infringement, and could get you, me, and this site in trouble. (In fact, it already has!) Feel free to post a short intro, and then a link to the original article. Understanding fair use would be wise, also.
- Do not post racist, sexist, pornographic or otherwise obscene materials
- Do not engage in flame wars, personal attacks on other members, incite or encourage violence, post spam or advertisements.
- Do not bump your own thread to keep it on the front page, or post the same non-related comment on multiple threads to promote your website or event
- No Assholes™
- If you have an idea, then you do it, not Michael Nystrom, not Ron Paul. You. Learn how and do it.
- Any powers not herein delegated are reserved to the States respectively, or to the People.
"Failure to follow these rules can result in banishment from the community."
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I set up this website/blog/forum in January 2007 as a place for Ron Paul supporters to communicate with each other during Ron Paul's 2008 presidential bid. That election ended, but the passionate community of supporters who believe in freedom, liberty, peace, and justice remained as strong as ever. No other candidate has as loyal and passionate a following as Dr. Paul has developed.
The ongoing purpose of this site has therefore become 1) to keep the ideas and message espoused by Dr. Paul alive, 2) to serve as an open forum for the honest discussion of ideas and the search for truth, and 3) to share, practice and spread these ideas as far and wide as possible in the world we live in. This site will thus remain in existence as long as there is a need for it, and as long as there are supporters willing to help keep it going.
This website is my private property. Participating here is a privilege, not a right. Understanding the difference between these concepts is fundamental to understanding the message of freedom and liberty.
The Daily Paul welcomes freedom lovers and students of Liberty everywhere! Anyone is initially granted the privilege (but not the right) to read and post to this site.
In order to post to this site, first you must become a member. All comers are welcome! Members must abide by a few simple rules:
1) Even though this site is not in any official way affiliated with Dr. Paul or any of his multiple organizations, by participating in this site you are still representing Dr. Paul in the eyes of the public.
Dr. Paul is a compassionate, humble, honest, fair and kindhearted human. Follow Dr. Paul’s lead. For a short introduction to what Dr. Paul is like, read this little article. This site is a place to practice creating the kind of world you want live in with your words. On this site, please don’t use profanity or other disrespectful or divisive language.
2) ALWAYS spell check and grammar check your work before posting. The new Firefox has a built in spell checker. Misspelled words get a red underline, and if you right click on them, you get some options from a built-in dictionary.
3) Do not post the text of entire articles from other sites. This is copyright infringement, and could get you, me, and this site into legal hot water! (In fact, it already has!) Feel free to post a brief commentary, and then a link to the original article.
YouTube videos and images cannot be embedded in the forum for copyright and security reasons. Feel free to link to them. Just copy and paste the address, and it will turn into a link automatically.
We are here to support each other, to help each other grow, examine our assumptions, and be more powerful advocates for Liberty in the outside world. We want to be welcoming to new comers to the site. Be the change you want to see in the world. In your world, it all begins with you.
In order for this website to continue functioning, members must agree to play by the rules and respect the community. Anyone who does not respect the community or the guidelines above is not welcome here. Any of the following are grounds to have your post/comment deleted without notice.
Engaging in flame wars or personal attacks on other members, racist or sexist remarks, posting obscene materials, inciting or encouraging violent or illegal acts, posting spam, bumping your own thread to keep it on the front page, posting the same non-related comment on multiple threads to promote your website or event (This is considered spam. The forums are a place for discussion, not advertising), blatant advertising and/or EXCESSIVE USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS is prohibited. If you cannot consistently spell or check your grammar, you may also be banned.
Repeated offenses will result in the termination of your account. As I stated at the beginning, participation in this site is a privilege, not a right. Ultimately, anything that I, as owner and Executive of the Daily Paul, decide reflects poorly on Dr. Paul and/or sullies the good and peaceful name of Ron Paul, the Daily Paul or said supporters is not welcome here. At the end of the day, the Daily Paul is my house. I set it up to honor, respect and promote Ron Paul and the principles of freedom and Liberty. Play fair and you're welcome to stay. Abuse what is offered and you will be banished.
Thank you for your understanding and welcome aboard a magical journey!
Michael Nystrom
Founder & Editor
www.dailypaul.com
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Just a reminder to some of the newer members
Posting full articles on the Daily Paul is not allowed.
Please read and understand Michael Nystrom's posting guidelines. They exist for a very good reason.
This is a great community of widely varied opinions and perspectives. Herding this many cats into a forum is no easy task, I'm sure.
Thank you for this haven of mental rest
I may be tired poor and hungry but I'm not stupid.
This time don't give us Barabbus!
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Thank you:)
Thank you for this website and the opportunity to come together. I will abide by the rules and reflect Dr. Paul in a respectful and courteous manner to all:)
The world is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion.
-Thomas Paine
Rockland County, New York Disinformation
This You-Tube video title is wrong. The Republican County Chairman didn't provide misleading information, but an outright lie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uTLtT...
ok
then perhaps you should inform the owner of that video. On YouTube.
"You underestimate the character of man." | "So be off now, and set about it."
Good Advice
In this case, it was a Ron Paul supporter who made the video from a robo-call he received. The poster was being understated in saying the message was "misleading." I was just trying to show another example here of Republican Party efforts to write RP off. (Unfortunately, I posted it in the wrong place.)
Here's the good news. It was forwarded to me by someone in one of our county's tea-party groups. Sadly, the tea party hasn't put its money where its mouth is. At one meeting, someone mentioned the "three candidates" running: Romney, Gingrich, and Santorum. I said, "Four." The person responded, "THREE." I answered, "FOUR." I thought it might come to blows! This particular group pays lip service to the three stated tenets; in reality, they're social conservatives who were all for Rick Santorum. But I appear to have convinced at least one person that Ron Paul hasn't been given a fair shake.
A Concern But Found Out What Happened
Hi, Michael. Maybe this is the correct way to reach you. Have tried other venues, so please disregard prior messages. Someone created a post that was credited to my account that I did not write. I do not wish to over react, but am very concerned about someone's ability to do that. The name of the article I did not write is "Romney's "I.O.U." to the U.S". It has gotten a few up-votes, but I did not write it! Thank you for your attention to this, and for all of the other good things you do.
Best regards,
Fed-up
Found the problem and it is on this end. Someone here used my computer and didn't tell me. This has never happened to me before so I didn't suspect it. You can bet I set them straight! Sorry to have bothered you~Fed
Fed-Up
Thanks for the update
It seems you are not sure if Michael got the message or not, but I'll be sure he gets the update.
Thanks
This is so embarrassing! Please apologize to Michael for me. Sounds like he's had enough troublesome people to deal with for one day.
Best,
Fed
Fed-Up
Ron Paul as the Conservative Christian candidate
I can't seem to send this comment--am I doing something wrong?
Now that Rick Santorums following has been cut adrift, it is more important than ever that we put up that eloquent and comprehensive STATEMENT OF FAITH in its entirety on the front page. (I have tried but don't know how to do it.)You can find it under the ISSUES tab on ronpaul2012.com, where it is probably rarely read. It is a wonderful piece and sure to convert any doubters. (It brought me on board.)
Oyez
In respect for your property,
I will continue to issue my opinion and avoid legal exposure to this website according to your wishes.
We all love to bask in the freedom of internet but we must respect its current structure and remember to stay humble so we can continue to create and recreate moments like the first money bomb and reflect since the first debate moment when Chris wallace sought to skip the truth off the surface of the crowd when stating: "you're basically saying we should take our marching orders from al qaeda if they want us off the Arabian peninsula we should.... Ron Paul: "No! I'm saying we should take our marching orders from our constitution.. we should not go to war without a declaration, we should not go to war when it is a agressive war, this is an agressive invasion." "a small number of people called the neoconservatives hijacked our foreign policy and their responsible not the american people."
After this we all came to know because the fed was installed the money masters have bred politicians on the left to build liabilities and politicians on the right to build equity via a fractional reserve banking system of financing their balance sheet. It is sites like these that help us expose them and impress upon society our interpretation and creative aspirations so we can make a difference... do not take it lightly
"Let me issue and control a nation's money and I care not who writes the laws."
- Mayer Amschel Rothschild
"give me control of my own permaculture and I care a lot about what makes law"
-Permaculture Republican
Yes I agree to abide by the rules, now how do I get started ?
Sorry, wasn't clear to me.
In the past the advice was to post no more than 3 paragraphs
of an article and link to the rest. Does this post represent a policy change? Can't any portion of an article be posted now?
New Hampshire and Ecuador.
Thank You and God Bless You for The Daily Paul, Michael.
Thank You and God Bless You for having created The Daily Paul, Michael.
There was so much activity on Myspace in 2007 / 2008 in support of Ron Paul that I did not bother come here to "preach to the choir" - or at least I felt I had my hands full on Myspace, but now this 2012 I cannot think of a more important and crucial website anywhere, particularly this year.
Thank you so very much.
God Bless you and your loved ones.
Wisdom Strategies
Wholeheartedly agree
nm
"In the end, more than they wanted freedom, they wanted security. They wanted a comfortable life, and they lost it all -- security, comfort, and freedom. When ... the freedom they wished for was freedom from responsibility, then Athens ceased to be free."
Ditto
Well said.
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Ron Paul beats Obama in polls!
"The statistics released by the group this week put Paul as the favorite over the current commander in chief by two percentage points, a 43-to-41 percent win, reports the agency."
Thank you RT for telling the world like it is!
http://rt.com/usa/news/ron-paul-obama-rasmussen-555/
Can we cut down on the Breaking News posts?
Just about everything we post on DP is Breaking News.
Real eyes realize real lies
2012, we want our country back
2012 is the year for Ron Paul!
I sure hope so
Also,people keep posting the same breaking news items,because they fail to check first, to see if it's been posted.
strongly agree
and all they're breaking is the utility of headlines!
"You underestimate the character of man." | "So be off now, and set about it."
Armed Forces Journal supports Ron Pauls Foreign Policy!
http://armedforcesjournal.com/2012/02/8904030
US Army Lt Colonel has written an article published in Armed Forces Journal. It seriously details the reality of our foreign missions in Afghanistan and Iraq etc. This man has done 4 tours...2 in Iraq and 2 in Afghanistan.
This is a Must Read! Please forward the above website to as many venues as possible. It was/is being published on Drudge Report.
Lt Col Dan Davis - truth in Afghanistan
Glad to see someone posted this finally. I got a similar link to the article in the Air Force Times that reads a little easier. Surprised I haven't seen it on the homepage of the Daily Paul yet, since Ron Paul keeps talking about it in interviews. My fellow officers I work with have been talking about it recently and pretty much agree even though its sad too. I'm just glad LtCol Dan Davis had the courage and integrity to speak the truth instead of seeking promotion like most our high officer ranks do.
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2012/02/army-davis-afghani...
Capt. USAF
Thank you Captain...
...for your service to America, and for your support for Ron Paul.
Many well deserved blessings to you and yours.
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Spam Filter 504 Errors
If you're getting 504 timeout errors, there's a good chance your posts are being caught in the spam filter. I realized this after half a dozen attempts.
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/210008
If moderates want anyone but Obama, fiscal-conservatives want Paul, libertarians want Paul, independents want Paul, and disenchanted-democrats want Paul; Ron Paul is the best choice to beat the incumbent.
Forum down?
Are forum submissions down? I'm getting a 504 error when trying to save.
504 Gateway Time-out
The server didn't respond in time.
UPDATE: If you're getting 504 errors when attemping to submit a post, it may be getting caught in the spam filter. I realized this after half a dozen tries =O
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/210008
If moderates want anyone but Obama, fiscal-conservatives want Paul, libertarians want Paul, independents want Paul, and disenchanted-democrats want Paul; Ron Paul is the best choice to beat the incumbent.
How do you post?
just wondering
Just a heads up MrMike -
The spam filter takes a while to get used to new users. It will likely grab many of your posts for about a week.
It will let up after a while. Until then, we check the spam filter fairly often, and we try to sort them out and free up what is not spam. Unfortunately, today because of the work on site performance, we are having issues getting into the spam filter to free up posts. No idea how long it will be.
Occasionally some will not get published if there are numerous threads of almost identical topics in order to keep the double posts down.
I (at least me personally anyway) try to bump those found in the spam filter once they are freed to get them back on the active topics list so they have a chance to circulate, but it is often too time consuming commenting a bump on each one if there are many threads caught, at which point it is up to luck of someone finding and bumping it by commenting on it after it has been freed and published.
Under your name shown
on the right there is a list. Click on "create content". From there you'll choose where you want to put your post, and go ahead and type. It really is easy.
Welcome to DP!
Many Thanks
I Thank you for posting the rules about good behavior on this site. The only way Dr. Paul's message can be spread is through charity, respect and a respectful following of the laws. Thank you for outlining these guidelines and I shall follow them the best way that I can.
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