DFW
“The forums are meant to be the place where, unlike the main page, you have more chances to open discussion on what you want to talk about, within reason. But I also have said, and I want to reiterate here, that no discussion on WSB, either forum or comments, will be allowed to deteriorate into the sort of insulting free-for-all that is allowed on some sites, with or without profanity. We don’t want to become such a nanny state that everything is moderated and can only be sweetness and light – but we will not tolerate anyone whose primary interest seems to be in putting others down. There will be a warning in the forum, then a warning note to whatever e-mail address with which the account was registered, and then third alert will be account cancellation. My to-do list includes “write long and detailed policy and post” but that will take time away from covering the news, so in the short run we reiterate that we reserve the right to delete anything at any time for any reason but we REALLY DON’T WANT TO HAVE TO and hope that you will respect the intent of these forums and this site and be respectful of each other. That doesn’t mean agreeing with each other all the time – but if you disagree, respectful disagreement is the code of conduct.”