Comment Guidelines

Posted by Jacob Roecker on July 31, 2009 under Updates | 486Be the First to Commenthttp://912candidates.org/blog/2009/07/31/comment-guidelines/Comment+Guidelines2009-07-31+10%3A18%3A48Jacob+Roecker

A need has developed to provide the following guidelines regarding comments on this website.  The “Comment Guidelines” page.  If you made a comment that has be removed, please restructure and resubmit it according to these guidelines.  The guidelines are published here for your convenience.

912Candidates.org welcomes user comments, but would like to provide the following guidelines:

Comments on posts about specific candidates (their announcements or their 9/12 Platform) need to be made within the framework of the 9 principles and 12 values. Here are some examples:

Positive:

• I appreciate someone running for office who believes in upholding these principles and values.  Your experience at your religious organization show that you understand the value of charity.  I see a key part of this value relying on the person’s choice to donate their goods, services, or time.  Your example seems to ring true and I thank you for your support.  Good luck!

Negative:

• I’m not entirely sure if this person is going to be a good representation of a 9/12 Candidate.  There are some spurious posts online regarding their character, and I’m unsure of their validity.  Still, because I teach my children thrift these posts regarding the spending in the candidate’s campaign record have me concerned.  They can be found here (http://somevultureurl.com).

These examples have three parts and all comments on these posts need to be framed in this format:

1. Use “I” language.  You can only speak for yourself, express your concerns.  They are valid and we do want to hear them.
2. State which values or principles has you most concerned or most pleased.  Phrase all of your comments in the form of a principle or value.
3. Please post links to any material you may find supporting your claims of support or negative comments.  These can be reviewed by others and comments made in response to your regarding their validity.  Please add your own comments regarding the validity of the site being referenced.  Typically speaking a site that produces nothing but negative content regarding a candidate is obviously biased, and the validity of such a site should be questioned.  Really, who has time to be that negative?

Comments will NOT be published unless they conform to these guidelines.  Free speech refers to items in the public domain.  This site, is controlled by private citizens who reserve the right to control its content.   We have provided the following guidelines to ensure that comments we may morally disagree with have a voice.

Some previously published comments do not conform to these guidelines, and remain at the discretion of site editors.

Thank you for your compliance.