Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Primary Election Chat Etiquette

As the Primaries heat up we need to follow some basic ground rules in the chat.

1) Be Nice. We all want what's best for the country and despite our differences of opinion we're all working toward the same goal.

2) No ad hominem attacks. If you have a disagreement with a fellow chatter and/or candidate please keep it civil and factually based. Be willing to provide sources.

3) Remember that we need to pull together after the primaries to keep the rapeublicans out of office across the ballot.

4) If you feel these guidelines are too restrictive, remember there's plenty of other places across the internet you can spout invective, but this ain't it ;}

5) If you have an issue with a staff member or guest of the show or the topic being discussed please remember your radio/computer/Roku/whatever machine has both a volume/mute button and a power switch. Most of the staff/guests also have Twitter accounts where you can let your views be known. Unfortunately none of them join us, so railing against them in the chat won't do much to change things ;}

6) and above all, remember the lesson of this