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We can have a very lively and animated discussion if we all follow some simple rules. My rules simply follow those uttered by John Wayne in his final role, as The Shootist:

“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do those things to other people and I require the same of them.”

Keep your language clean, and no ad hominem attacks or name calling. Attack the issue or the idea, not the person. The days of shooting the messenger are over, and I expect you’ll have a good time here with me, as I am sure I will with you.

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