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These are standard rules about comments posted to this forum. They are designed to ensure participants feel safe, keen to take visit again and the forum keeps to its objectives:
- Debate should be lively but also respectful.
- Stay relaxed – though this inquiry is important and influential, taking part should be a positive experience.
- Don’t incite hatred on the basis of race, religion, gender, nationality or sexuality or other personal characteristic.
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- Don’t post in a language other than English. We hope in the future to be able to support translation.
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- Stay on-topic. Please don’t post messages that are unrelated to this blog.
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