SÖZÜMÜZ COMMENTING RULES AND GUIDELINES
By MEHRAN BAHARLI-2000
-Accept that you might be wrong
-Attack arguments and ideas, but not the people; response to the
argument, not to the person.
-Avoid
arguing motivations
-Do
not get into personalities
-No
threats of any sort, overt or implied
-…
سؤزۆمۆزده یوْرۇم یازما ایلکه و قۇرال‌لارێ
مئهران باهارلی-٢٠٠٠
سؤزۆمۆزده یوْرۇم یازما و قاتقێ‌دا بۇلۇنما ایلکه و قۇرال‌لارێ
ایله ایلگی‌لی بۇ اینگیلیزجه یازێ‌نێ، ایل‌له‌ر قاباق یازمێش و زمان ایچينده بۆتۆن‌له‌میش‌دیم.
آنجاق بۇگۆنه ده‌ک اوْنۇ تۆرک‌جه و فارس‌جایا چئویرمه اوْلاناغێ دوْغمادێ. دوْلایێ‌سێ
ایله اوْلدۇغۇ کیمی پایلاشێرام.
-یانلێش اوْلابیله‌جه‌یینی قبول ائت
-تارتێشێلان دۆشۆنجه‌یه سالدێر، دۆشۆنجه صاحیبی‌نه دئییل
-نیّت اوْخۇماق‌دان اۇزاق دۇر
-تارتێشمانێ شخصی‌له‌شدیرمه
- اۆستۆ اؤرتۆلۆ و یا آچێقجا، تهدید ائتمه
-....
(اصول و قواعد کامنت‌نویسی در سؤزوموز
این نوشته به زبان انگلیسی در باره‌ی اصول و قواعد کامنت‌نویسی
در سؤزوموز را سال‌ها قبل نوشته و به تدریج آن را کامل کرده بودم. اما تاکنون
امکان ترجمه‌ی آن به تورکی و فارسی بدست نیامد. بدین سبب آنرا عینا منتشر می‌کنم)
SÖZÜMÜZ COMMENTING RULES AND GUIDELINES
By MEHRAN BAHARLI-2000
Sözümüz
(weblog and Facebook page) is pleased to provide commenting opportunity to
share information, experiences and observations about what is in my post and
articles. I encourage commenting on my posts and articles to give you a chance
to express your opinion. Every Sözümüz reader has right to be heard. I respect
and encourage substantive commentary and strongly value the thoughtful
contributions that my commenters provide. They provide a crucial role in helping
make Sözümüz one of the blogosphere’s essential stops for political commentary
and intellectual discussion about Turkish nation living in Iran. Many Sözümüz
readers are serious gearheads and some of them will always know more about the
topic of a particular post than I do. Sometimes comments are more informative
than my original posts and they often lead to topics for my future posts. I
sincerely appreciate these readers sharing what they know. Most Sözümüz
commenters have something worthwhile to add to the discussion, and they are
motivated by a sincere desire to enhance the information in the article or
address what they perceive as a shortcoming in it. I learn more from the
critiques than I do from the praises, so please keep the critiques coming. Thank
you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.
However,
Sözümüz is not a public utility or service. It is my property. I created it and
I maintain it for my own purposes. I ask you to put some thought into your
posts, and that you follow my commenting rules and guidelines. Sözümüz
encourages lively, open debate on the issues of the day, and asks that you
refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments and remarks that are off
point. These poor behaviors slow down flow of discussion. Commenting on Sözümüz
is a privilege reserved for those with something original and interesting to
say, who abide by basic rules of civility towards others. Failure to comply
with these rules may result in removal of posts and points without notice, as
well as a ban from commenting on the entire weblog-page.
Therefore
comments on this blog must follow a few rules:
1-Stay On Topic Of The Article You Are Posting On It.
a-In
the anarchic world of blog comments, anything that relates to the subject
discussed in the post is fair game. Anything off topic creates comment
pollution and is irksome. Post comments and opinions related to the subject. Comments
should foster constructive dialogue and debate about the subjects at hand.
b-No
trolling and posting controversial sometimes off-topic messages with the intent
of baiting other users to reply. If you write like a troll and try to hijack a discussion
with troll tactics, then you will be called out for it, especially when the
comment threatens to take over a discussion, hides focused comments and pull
the entire comment thread into uncharted territory.
2-Look To The Heart Of What I Or Other Commenters Are Expressing On The
Subject At Hand.
a-Nothing
annoys me more than commenters who obviously haven’t read the post they are
commenting on and have no idea what the post actually says or what my opinion
actually is.
b-I
welcome comments that criticize my articles and opinions, reasonable and
factually supported criticism of my opinions. So if you are going to rebut something
I have written, be prepared to offer facts in support of your position.
c-I
dislike commenters who expect me to write long defenses and explanations of
something I have already written. If you really care what I think about my any
particular topic, you can search the entire Sözümüz archive by googling it.
d-Any
claims that are not supported by fact, or are not factual, maybe deleted if I
don’t have the time and energy or intention to write a rebuttal. I don’t allow
Commenting section to be conduit of unchallenged misinformation about my
opinions and writings.
3-Accept That You Might Be Wrong.
a-Main
focus of my researches is to find and unearth misinformation, misinterpretations,
falsified or boycotted facts, historic truths and personalities, currents,
identities, etc. So be prepared to hear and encounter never heard ideas and personalities
in my researches, contrary to your beliefs, and your beloved heroes being
mercilessly questioned, reevaluated or denounced and rejected.
b-Do
not take any of these personally. Accept that you and your beliefs might be wrong. Value
reasonable and factually supported criticism of your beliefs and opinions, and
appreciate the people who share their valuable knowledge with you opening up new
perspectives to you.
4-Be Civil. No Crude Language.
a-You
can disagree with someone’s views and still be respectful and polite about it.
This is an opinion blog, a place where people can and should argue passionately
for their point of view. But there is a difference between arguing with passion
and arguing with hostility. Make your point without being rude, mean and
disrespectful. If you cannot find a way to express your viewpoint without
insulting other commenters, or getting strident and self-righteous, equating
your opinion with fact, and deriding other people for not seeing the truth of
your words, then either tone down your words until they are more respectful to
other people, or don’t comment at all. If you are that angry about something,
take a break for a while and confront me or other users later in a respectful
and logical way.
b-If
I or other commenters are addressed in a derisive manner, I will delete that
comment without reading it. Comments that are insults of me or other commenters
also will be deleted, if I judge they are slanderous. Repeated attempts to post
such comments will get the commenter banned.
c-Keep
comments clear and cogent. Avoid disgusting, toilet humor and pornographic
commentary. Try rephrasing what you were saying without foul language. Nastiness
and rudeness in any form are not allowed.
5- Attack Arguments And Ideas, But Not The People; Response To The
Argument, Not To The Person.
a-Heated
debates are fine. But no personal attacks against contributors or other
commenters; no flaming of badgering, writing hostile or insulting comments
aimed at other users for their views. Avoid abusive, overly mean-spirited
comments.
b-
Ad Hominem arguments in which one attacks, insults or belittles an
opponent to invalidate his/her claim and disqualify an argument’s validity are
not tolerated. An attack on the person (name calling, ridicule, labeling, etc.)
is A Logical Fallacy. If you are only here to heckle, or to hurl insults
at posters, commenters, or me then please look elsewhere for satisfaction.
c-
Posters can reference each other and discuss comments, but no name calling or
attacks on and personal feuds with other commenters.
d-I
discourage Ad Hominem attacks by deleting such comments. This applies also to
comments directed at me. The goal is to encourage productive, enlightening
debate as free as possible from personal rancor.
6-Avoid Arguing Motivations.
a-Do
not attribute motives to other participants including me. Do not try to reduce
my work to undisclosed motives that you’ve inputted in me. This is a subtle yet
destructive form of Ad Hominem strategy.
b-Some
opponents use “Network” referring to me to diminish and marginalize my voice in
the media. I won’t allow my site to be used by anybody to push that negative
branding. Words matter! Sözümüz is an online blog put together by me. It takes
a lot of hard work every day on a volunteer basis to do this. Show me some
basic respect.
7-Do Not Get Into Personalities.
a-Talk
about the posts and opinions, not each other. Discussions are to yield insight,
not become personalized and create more noise than light.
b-Do
not pick on name, personal information and identity of contributors. Recognize
and respect the legitimate need, choice and desire of author- commenters to
remain anonymous. Do not post, discuss, question or comment on anyone’s personal
information, identity, personality and personal life. You don’t need to know
these. Facts about one’s personal information are irrelevant to the logical
merits of his/her arguments or assertions.
8-No Hate Speech.
a-Do
not post racist, profane or harassing comments and material that is hateful of
mean towards race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, place of birth, born or
chosen ethnicity, or any other offensive nature about individuals or
social-ethnic groups. Comments that I judge to be racist, sexist, of homophobic
content will be deleted.
b-Do
not post lewd of offensive content or links to lewd or offensive content.
c-Public,
political, religious and historic figures can be criticized and ridiculed for
things they say, do, write or wear etc. But should never be attacked for their
race, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical appearance, disability status,
etc.
9-Avoid Hyperbolic References.
Try
not to compare people to well-known extremists, racists, genocidal criminals …
unless they are actually advocating extremism, racism, or genocide. These
references usually poison debate and are indicative of intellectual laziness.
10-No Threats of Any Sort, Overt or Implied.
If
you threaten or intimidate another commenter, a post’s author, or anybody else,
then you will be immediately banned. I preserve the right to take further appropriate
actions if I think or feel that there are
any psychopathic traits or aggressive tendencies
11-Do Not Complain If A Comment Of You Is Removed Or About You Getting
Banned.
a-If
you discover one of your comments deleted, try again to make your point by
addressing arguments, not people.
b-If
I remove a comment you posted, it means I had a good reason doing so. I don’t make
comments disappear simply because they may disagree with my point of view.
c-If
you complain about your comments not showing up and keep doing it, you will be
put on my Banned –Blocked List. Complaining in comments is an invitation to
troublemakers who wrongfully think that since complaining is allowed, trolling
and spamming and other things of that nature can be allowed too.
12-Arguments Are Over When I Say They Are Over. Period.
Discussions
involve an evolution of an argument, improving ideas and bettering of thoughts,
not simply repetitive posting and restatements.
13-Avoid Plagiarism.
If
you have read something on my site that you enjoyed or found interesting, by
all means share it with the Facebook or Twitter and other social media buttons.
If you copy and paste, please credit the Sözümüz, recognize and mention the
author`s name, Méhran Baharlı/Mehran Baharli.
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