Island News & Views
General · 19th June 2008
Deb
Every now and again we run a quick reminder of our Content Policy -- just to remind folk that thegumboot.ca is intended to be a family and community-friendly website and that all postings must reflect that philosophy.... so here goes:
Please remember that thegumboot.ca is an open medium where community members are free to post whatever, within reason! You are solely responsible for all information that you submit to thegumboot.ca (also referred to as "the site" or "the website") and any consequences that may result from your post. We accept no responsibility for the views expressed, or the information posted, on the website.
We do moderate postings in accordance with these Terms & Conditions and as summarized in our Content Policy, and reserve the right to refuse or delete postings that we believe are inappropriate. thegumboot.ca is a family-friendly website, and all uploaded content must comply with recognized standards of decency. No profanity, slander, sexual content, or exploitation of children—either in text or images—will be tolerated. Similarly, attacks on a person’s character and racist remarks will not be permitted on the site. Our Editors are obliged to prohibit the posting of material deemed inappropriate for family viewing/reading, and reserve the right to do so. We also reserve the right to cancel any sponsorship contracts without refund at any time, should these content standards be challenged by any sponsor’s postings.
Please also note that all material submitted for upload to the site must be identified by the author's full (first and last) name. The gumboot does not upload material from anonymous senders. We also do not upload from forwarded emails: all submissions must be made directly by the author of the material. The only exception is when information has been sourced from a newspaper, magazine, or journal etc. and is appropriately referenced as such.
Note: This is the short version of information contained within our Terms & Conditions. For a full statement of our Terms & Conditions please see that section under Help Topics - About Us
Please remember that thegumboot.ca is an open medium where community members are free to post whatever, within reason! You are solely responsible for all information that you submit to thegumboot.ca (also referred to as "the site" or "the website") and any consequences that may result from your post. We accept no responsibility for the views expressed, or the information posted, on the website.
We do moderate postings in accordance with these Terms & Conditions and as summarized in our Content Policy, and reserve the right to refuse or delete postings that we believe are inappropriate. thegumboot.ca is a family-friendly website, and all uploaded content must comply with recognized standards of decency. No profanity, slander, sexual content, or exploitation of children—either in text or images—will be tolerated. Similarly, attacks on a person’s character and racist remarks will not be permitted on the site. Our Editors are obliged to prohibit the posting of material deemed inappropriate for family viewing/reading, and reserve the right to do so. We also reserve the right to cancel any sponsorship contracts without refund at any time, should these content standards be challenged by any sponsor’s postings.
Please also note that all material submitted for upload to the site must be identified by the author's full (first and last) name. The gumboot does not upload material from anonymous senders. We also do not upload from forwarded emails: all submissions must be made directly by the author of the material. The only exception is when information has been sourced from a newspaper, magazine, or journal etc. and is appropriately referenced as such.
Note: This is the short version of information contained within our Terms & Conditions. For a full statement of our Terms & Conditions please see that section under Help Topics - About Us
Civility is all that is required
Comment by Deb on 22nd June 2008
Gentlemen: No one at the gumboot is trying to stop discussion, or direct the flow of ideas in any particular direction ...political or not. To the contrary, all are welcome to share their perspectives, thoughts and ideas (indeed, that is why we set the website up in this interactive format!).
You are free to comment, or indeed write your own articles to provide another perspective .... we just ask that all submissions be civil in nature - and that includes refraining from the use of expletives within posts, and from name-calling. Several recent comments have included both of these unnecessary elements, and hence have been edited in accordance with our Contents Policy.
To reiterate, the pertinent sections of the Contents Policy read as follows: thegumboot.ca is an open medium where community members are free to post whatever, within reason! [..however..] No profanity, slander, sexual content, or exploitation of children—either in text or images—will be tolerated. Similarly, attacks on a person’s character and racist remarks will not be permitted on the site.
Is that so hard to grasp?
Gentlemen: No one at the gumboot is trying to stop discussion, or direct the flow of ideas in any particular direction ...political or not. To the contrary, all are welcome to share their perspectives, thoughts and ideas (indeed, that is why we set the website up in this interactive format!).
You are free to comment, or indeed write your own articles to provide another perspective .... we just ask that all submissions be civil in nature - and that includes refraining from the use of expletives within posts, and from name-calling. Several recent comments have included both of these unnecessary elements, and hence have been edited in accordance with our Contents Policy.
To reiterate, the pertinent sections of the Contents Policy read as follows: thegumboot.ca is an open medium where community members are free to post whatever, within reason! [..however..] No profanity, slander, sexual content, or exploitation of children—either in text or images—will be tolerated. Similarly, attacks on a person’s character and racist remarks will not be permitted on the site.
Is that so hard to grasp?
Methinks Thou Dost Protest Too Much
Comment by Editor on 21st June 2008
Yep, ideas like "Mr" Rourke's are definitely one-sided in that he just can't seem to find anything jolly to say about living in a war-ravaged world. Gosh, it just makes you want to give your head a shake! Concepts like peace as the only viable path to our planet's survival, and an end to the tyranny of oppressor and oppressed, obscenely rich and desperately poor – apparently those are offensive ideas indeed to people of a right-leaning disposition.
But to the person who took such umbrage at Dwayne's article, you really shouldn't get your knickers in a knot, sir – after all, the practitioners of peace and justice in our troubled world tend to get themselves shot more than they tend to stay in political office. Perhaps this is reassuring if you can't imagine a world without conflict, because at the end of the day it's what you bank on.
I'm betting my bag of marbles on people who are fearless enough to act for peace, to push for something outside the box of our human limitations... and who are brave enough to let their children think for themselves.
Yep, ideas like "Mr" Rourke's are definitely one-sided in that he just can't seem to find anything jolly to say about living in a war-ravaged world. Gosh, it just makes you want to give your head a shake! Concepts like peace as the only viable path to our planet's survival, and an end to the tyranny of oppressor and oppressed, obscenely rich and desperately poor – apparently those are offensive ideas indeed to people of a right-leaning disposition.
But to the person who took such umbrage at Dwayne's article, you really shouldn't get your knickers in a knot, sir – after all, the practitioners of peace and justice in our troubled world tend to get themselves shot more than they tend to stay in political office. Perhaps this is reassuring if you can't imagine a world without conflict, because at the end of the day it's what you bank on.
I'm betting my bag of marbles on people who are fearless enough to act for peace, to push for something outside the box of our human limitations... and who are brave enough to let their children think for themselves.