Comment Policy

At the Division by Zer0 you are allowed quite a lot freedom in regards to your comments but I’d like to have a definite policy in place so that the reading is a good as possible. If you have a few minutes, please read through this and take special note of them.

Attention: Extra sauce for Anarcho-Capitalists (Libertarians in the US). Because they seem to need it.

Extra Attention: DO NOT COMMENT HERE about other posts! This is simply the comment policy, not the discussion point. I don’t believe I actually had to point this out…

Javascript

If you have javascript disabled while browsing the site, you’ll still be able to comment but you may see other comments completely disconnected and in nonsensical order. This is because the site uses javascript to create a better comment experience with threading, looks etc and then imports the comments in the plain wordpress form.

I wholeheartedly suggest you activate javascript while here in order to be able to read and interact with the comments in the way you’re meant to.

I also have a spam filter which is based on javascript. If you have it disabled and fail to pass the subsequent checks, your comment will be put on moderation.

Moderation

You can be pretty safe that what you write here will not be censored or moderated in any way. I will only ever delete obvious spam comments and I have no capability to edit comments directly. What is under your alias is definitely yours. As a result I also cannot fix your errors but since I am using a great comment system you can edit them for 15 minutes if put in anonymously, or until someone responds if you have registered.

Be aware that on some occasions, your comments might be caught on moderation due to spam triggers. In those cases, please send me an email to let me know if they don’t appear after one day or so.

Banning

I have never banned anyone from the Division by Zer0 and nor do I plan to. This has obvious limits however and I will not tolerate spammers or people who only intend to disrupt. People who disagree with me have nothing to fear and if you write like an idiot you’ll only embarass yourself.

Registering

You will notice when you comment that you have the option to “sign up” with Intense Debate. I wholeheartedly advise you do this as it will give you many abilities and options (editing, avatar, get rated, track all your comments centralised and more)

If you have thoughts about privacy, be aware that I am not affiliated with them and thus I do not have access to your personal data. If you want to post anonymously you can register an alias and post under that, I don’t care as long as I can tell who you are.

Keep in mind that if you do not register, anyone can later impersonate you and I have no way of telling.

Quoting and Threading

As I very much enjoy lengthy conversations, I’d like them to be as easy to read and participate in as possible. As a result I would like you to follow these rules:

I know these seem a bit much but they are pretty simple and they will ensure a more enjoyable conversation.

Profanity

I don’t give a flying fuck.

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Zoulapia

  • 24.12 Quote of the Day: Fables

    Quoth David Willey of BBC news

    The priest said he had never intended to hurt anyone, but it was his duty to distinguish the reality of Jesus from the story of Father Christmas which was a fable just like Cinderella or Snow White.

    The Irony! It burnssss

  • 21.12 Quote of the day: Knowledge before Expertise

    Quoth Isaac Puente

    We are asked from the outset to come up with a flawless system, to guarantee that things will work this way and not that, without mishap or error. If learning to live had to be done this way, then our apprenticeship would never end. Nor would the child ever learn to walk, nor the youngster to ride a bicycle.

    This is a classic gripe I have with people inquiring or criticizing communism with me. They ask me to provide a perfect answer for every question they have, and when they can think of holes in my replies, they ask more. If I refuse to keep playing this game, they point this out as proof of an obviously poor-thought system.

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  • 18.12 Quote of the Day: Herd Instinct of the Markets

    Quoth the International Marxist Tendency

    Just as the wildebeest can scent a lion, the markets can scent the imminence of a recession. The prospect of a recession is the real cause of the panic. Once this happens, nothing can stop it. All the speeches, all the interest rate cuts, and all the handouts to the banks, will have no effect on the financial markets. They will see that the governments and central banks are afraid, and they will draw the necessary conclusions.

    The rest of the article is interesting to see the Marxist perspective albeit a bit too propagandistic for my tastes. Still this quote was quite insightful.

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