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Welcome to Groupthink, a blog which is what it is and — simultaneously — nothing more and so much more.
We are not a blog that seeks to provide balanced, unbiased commentary, nor do we have an editorial “line” to which all writers must adhere; each of the Groupthinkers has their own set of opinions, beliefs and biases, and we want — nay, expect — you to disagree with them, and for the writers to disagree with each other. Quite contrary to the ironic title of the site, Groupthink is a place for discussion, debate and critical thought. Oh, and laughs.
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Comments policy
With Groupthink we’re having a crack at building a better blog; we think it’s possible to pisstake and laughhave without abusegive and nastybe. We reckon that together with you, the readers, we can build a community that adopts all the best bits of blogs and leaves the worst bits behind. For our part we will strive to foster a welcoming discussion environment and for your part all you need to do is follow some basic commenting guidelines:
- If you choose not to comment under your real name, pick one pseudonym and stick to it.
- Respect our writers’ and other commenters’ pseudonyms.
- Strictly no abuse unless it’s clearly in jest and done in good humour. For example, Scott can call Ant a dickhead because they have an established and friendly relationship and it’s clearly a joke*, but there’s no way Scott should call a person with whom he does not have that relationship a dickhead, even if it is just a joke.
- Show respect towards other participants. While differences of opinion are expected and encouraged, respect opinions that are different to your own and the people who hold them — play the ball and not the (wo)man. Know when it’s time to agree to disagree.
- Even though it’s difficult to define trolling, don’t do it. Here’s what Wikipedia says about trolls:
… a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant or off-topic messages … with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
All readers’ first comments will be moderated by Scott or Ant before appearing on the site. Once your first comment has been approved you will be able to comment freely without moderation. If Scott or Ant believe you have breached the commenting guidelines they will let you know in the relevant comment thread and ask that you stick to them. If you breach the guidelines again you will be placed on the moderation list or banned. Scott and Ant’s moderation decisions are final.
* And it’s true.
