The SDMB Charter

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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So, it’s been a few years since the board went pay-option. We lost a good few people then, and have lost a few more since to lack of time, drama, and any number of other things. But a few still retain that proud title 'neath their name: Charter Member.

As Charter Members, should we not have a Charter? As such, I propose the following, to ensure everyone knows just what we stand for. Feel free to add on.

WE the Og-fearing, forward thinking denizens/old fogeys of the Straight Dope Message Board, do hereby put forth this charter, and proclaim that we shall uphold the following provisions in the fight against ignorance:

  1. You shall not be a jerk. Others may hold different beliefs than you, but this is no reason to be rude to them, and to deny them the chance to speak their mind in this Forum. Jerkishness is one of the leading causes of the struggle against ignorance’s delay.

Next?

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Pie is a staple food, and should always be brought. But not stupid food, and certainly not for breakfast.

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#3 is no longer “hi Opal”

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Fine, what is it then? Is seven the new three?

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Black is the new three.

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Ummm… Do not ork the cows?

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The plural of anecdote shall sometimes be data.

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Thou shalt not leave thy computer on and unattended

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May a mere member make a suggerstion?
If so always remember to Turn off the Power before using a Tool for extracting a broken light bulb?

Jim

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No.

Just kidding!

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When mentioning your cat in any post, you must always post pictures.

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Especially if said cat is for dinner.

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I think you misspelled always.

Wrong forum transgressions shall be punished by 10 days in solitary with The Grapist.

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Rule number six: There is no rule number six.

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Addendum #1. Posters shall not make disparaging remarks about what others order to drink in bars, and only the only one to determine if someone is a ‘picky eater’ is the one doing the eating.

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Same goes for new DoperBabies.

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I’m gonna give you the benefit of the doubt (and ignore your sig) and assume your for is the opposite of against,

Yes, this rule applies double to cats who wholeheartedly support the doctrine of dinner.

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The power to enforce this charter, and all the regulations within, shall be granted to jackbooted mods weilding 1920’s Style Death Rays.

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This idea will never take off…

…especially if it’s on a treadmill.

(Oh, and for the umpteeth time, I’m sorry.)

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The right to mock any poster for spelling, grammatical and/or typographical errors in any post shall belong only to Charter Members.