Sure thing, buddy. Here you go:
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This is a voluntary code of conduct that participating Indian members have agreed to abide by. Indian members of PDF are not required to follow it as a rule; only those who find it relevant and progressive, and pertinent to our participation in a forum managed by citizens of another country, may do so.
There are no penalties; there are no strictures or admonitions. This code is an aspirational code, and is for those who wish to participate in a wholesome manner, devoid of hostile exchanges, without trolling other posts or thread, and without attacks on the personal attributes of other members.
The code has articles that are recommended. It has additional articles that are suggested. It will be circulated for comments, and for endorsement; once ten members have endorsed it, we who have endorsed it will seek to follow it.
- We will not abuse another member’s religion.
- We will not use unprintable language, referring to somebody’s post, to the person making the post, to the person’s views.
- We will not use abusive common labels for other Indian members such as
- Sanghi
- Bhakt
- Sickular
- Libtard
- Jihadi (for Muslims)
- We will not abuse women, the LGBT community or the mentally and physically handicapped.
- We will refrain from hostile remarks about people from different regions of India or from other countries.
- We will not quote from any publication or from electronic media without citing the source. We will give preference to published books, peer-reviewed articles or research papers from reputable think-tanks when originating a thread
- We will not question a member’s nationality without reasonable cause and without evidence greater than our personal suspicion.
In addition, it is suggested that members following the code avoid the following patterns of behaviour.
- We will not celebrate the death of another human being, even those who are killed by Indian security forces in the course of violent armed protests against the Indian state;
- It may be less abrasive to note the incident without adjectives or coloration of any kind.
- We will not celebrate any apparent success in war or armed conflict by India over any other, until the matter is concluded.
- On conclusion, we will try to use facts published by reliable print or electronic media.
- We will list unreliable sources from any reasonable point of view, and members will be requested not to cite these unreliable sources.
- We will respond to contrary claims by a simple statement of fact, and by mentioning that the matter is still in dispute.
- We will not report assumed superiority of Indian forces over others without evidence.
- The stronger the statement claiming superiority, the stronger ought to be the evidence and its sources.
- We will not respond to provocation by another member, Indian or other.
- The provocation will be reported to the Moderators using the report button immediately.
- In case of grave provocation, a common effort will be made to bring it to the immediate notice of the Moderators.
- We will not enter into arguments about the wars and armed conflicts between India and any other country without sufficient information on the subject, and will ask other Indian members for factual support wherever necessary.
The initial set of members to agree to subscribe to this code voluntarily will elect a three-person group to remind subscribing members about violations of the recommendations, or violations of the suggestions. The member concerned may decide how to react to these reminders.
Subscription to the code is open to all known Indian members.
Amended and updated on the 15th July at 20:00 HRS.
I really like it.
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