(Someone wrote this regarding another forum). I thought it was a clever and fun read. Hope you enjoy. The original author's comments are in red.
Preamble:
Hello and welcome to Suscipe Domine!
Suscipe Domine is a traditional Catholic forum committed to preserving and defending Traditional Catholicism ha!. Our common Catholic faith, as taught and professed throughout history, binds us at this forum ...except when we don't feel like it. The "party line" is that of the Society of St. Pius X even though neither the forum owner nor mods regularly attend SSPX Mass or even embrace its theological slant; in fact, the forum owner is known to regularly attend the NO without qualm nor quibble. However, any Catholic is welcome here as long as they observe the rules and guidelines. Non-Catholics are also permitted to register, read, and post as long as they, too, observe the rules and guidelines.
Please read the below rules and guidelines and I look forward to seeing you around the forum!
Kaesekopf
Registration:
1) It is free to register and post here because nobody would pay to use this place.
2) We permit users to have only one account and will summarily beat around the bush for several months before we act if we suspect someone of doing this. Coolcat, GottmitunsAlex, looking at you guys..
3) Do not pretend to be another living person.
4) If clergy register for this forum, please email the administrator at suscipe.domine.forum@gmail.com to confirm your identity. If you wish, we will be sure to mark you as such on your profile Note this was in the original rules, and none (maybe one??) has registered. Because "ain't nobody got time fo dat!".
Conduct:
1) All members must be charitable to fellow posters as is clearly demonstrated throughout the forum, of course. If you have a concern with another member, use the private messaging feature as a first recourse for addressing said concern. If this does not adequately address your concern, contact one of the forum moderators.
2) Keep swearing to a minimum. You are not "in person" here, so you have time to compose and edit your thoughts. Please exercise that ability.
3) No pornography or blasphemy is allowed. You will be banned immediately for failing to adhere to this rule. Does this apply to the To What Are You Currently Listening? thread?? Hmmm...
4) Do not use Suscipe Domine to disparage other Internet forums or other persons except for CAF, CI, and FE.
5) "Trad-bashing" is not permitted even though the forum owner expresses a dislike for Trads in general at least once a month. While raising concerns or making comments about various currents in the Traditional Catholic community is allowed, unfair accusations about individuals or groups who are sincerely trying to practice the Faith is forbidden It'll be fun to see how THAT sentence is enforced!. Likewise, insinuating that certain trads or groups of trads are not really Catholic will not be tolerated although the slur against sedevacantists being more sede than they are Catholic is fine and dandy.
6) Do not reveal identities of other members without their permission.
7) Private, personal information about any member which may be deemed as sensitive in nature by the moderating staff is to remain private unless it is willfully offered by the relevant party or parties in a thread. Sensitive personal information revealed in an alternate thread should remain there if it is not again freely offered by the party or parties involved. If you feel it is necessary to resurrect some personal information from a previous thread, do so via private message. Compartmentalization -- mark of a conditioned conciliarist if ever there was one.
Posting:
1) Do not troll the forum. Trolling is defined as "submitting a deliberately provocative posting to an online message board with the aim of inciting an angry response."
2) Do not purposely derail threads.
3) Use the proper subforums. They all have a purpose.
4) Link your sources when posting news articles. Conversely, do not link a news story without comment. We want to hear your thoughts and opinions. The best way to encourage discussion is to provide something for people to discuss.
5) This is an English language forum. If you want to post in another language, “The Alps” subforum is available to you. Otherwise keep all posts in English or please provide a translation.
N.B. forum owner, mods, and JayneK may break the above 5 rules as they see fit.
Sedevacantism:
1) Suscipe Domine recognizes Pope Francis as the Supreme Pontiff. Sedevacantists are invited and welcome to join and post. The forum's policy towards sedevacantists is taken from Abp. Lefebvre, "I do not say that the pope is not the pope... But I do not say that you cannot say the pope is not the pope."
2) It is necessary for every poster, including sedevacantists, to use a pope's regnal name when posting. Even anti-popes are afforded this respect. O rly? Immature name-calling will not be tolerated. i.e. if the forum owner doesn't like it, it must be immature.
Non-Catholics:
1) Error has no rights. As such, anti-Catholic viewpoints are not permitted to be posted here. N.B. this is only addressed to "Non-Catholics" -- looks like it's alright to set fire to Denzinger if say you're Catholic!
2) Do not attempt to sway traditional Catholics away from the Faith. Again, it will be interesting to see how this is enforced. How long until they stop tolerating exhortations to avoid the NO on Sundays even when it's misidentified as "the only game in town"??
The Forum Staff:
1) The moderators must be respected. When moderating they will use an italicized dark green font. For example: Please remain calm and charitable during all debates. No, it wasn't originally Comic Sans, I substituted it here because [this platform] doesn't have the font they used and CS fits them to a tee (N.B.: CI does not have CS font, so this joke has lost some import in the transcription-- OP). Arguing with their decisions will not be tolerated. Is it just me, or is there a tinge of passive-aggressivity here? "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not gonna take this anymore!"
2) If you have a concern with a moderator decision, private message a member of the staff to address your concern. And watch with baited breath in shock and awe how THAT works out!
Questions or Feedback:
1) If you have any questions or concerns, please bring them to the forum owner via private message or email at suscipe.domine.forum@gmail.com. so that he can ignore them.
Disclaimer: This forum is not endorsed, supported, or condoned by any Catholic organization. It is the work of dedicated laymen and laywomen who seek to serve the Catholic Church and further the Catholic Faith. That's funny... the other day, one of the mods wrote that "The [moderating] 'team' consists of ordinary laity who run this forum as a side hobby." Huh.
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