"GD forum restrictions." My Saturday wish is that DU'ers would observe the defined restrictions

[ffr]

Discuss politics, issues, and current events. Posts about Israel/Palestine, religion, guns, showbiz, or sports are restricted in this forum.

I suppose "Posts" isn't definitively clear enough. Perhaps posts should be replaced with "Posts/diving into/discussions either for or against"...Israel/Palestine, religion, guns, showbiz, or sports ARE RESTRICTED IN THIS FORUM. Emphasis added.

[UTUSN]

1. Extending here empathetic commiseration. Your peeves are heavy; mine are towards the

flagrantly whimsical posted on the basis of presumed status of "personal privilege."

[MyNameGoesHere]

2. Of which this post is in violation.

[ffr]

3. Actually it isn't, because it is a current topic.

But point taken.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

4. Atheism,

isn't a religion.

[demmiblue]

5. +1

I don't see the violation.

[ffr]

7. Who said it was? Straw Man Fallacy.

What can and cannot be posted in the General Discussion forum
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10025307978

[yortsed snacilbuper]

8. Atheism is a very, very narrow thing.

Atheism is a very, very narrow thing.
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This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by DonViejo (a host of the General Discussion forum).

It has to do only with the idea of the existence of deities. Atheists don't believe that such supernatural entities exist. Some atheists declare that they don't exist. Most simply don't believe they exist.

Either way, that is the only tenet of atheism. Atheism doesn't have anything to say about other philosophical questions. Individual atheists may be humanists or royalists. Atheism can exist in democracies, socialist societies, or even in tyrannical government systems. However, atheism is not in any way about politics. It is far narrower in its scope than that.

Atheists, as individuals, believe many things about many things. They just don't believe that deities or other supernatural entities exist. That's about the only principle you can depend on an atheist to hold. Beyond that, you must ask the individual atheist how he or she things about other subjects.

Atheism is not a belief system. It is simply non-belief in one particular area.

[lunatica]

6. Then general discussion would be banned

I like being able to go one or two places to get my DU fix. Sometimes that entails all subjects.

I like the Lounge also. It has good rules, like how to behave when you go to someone’s house.

[ffr]

9. Why are you posting that here then, where no DU admin will probably see it?

I'd respectfully encourage you post such comments to Admins directly at the Ask the Administrators link. They are the ones who have established the guidelines, ones that you as a DU member agreed to observe...

Ask the Administrators
If you have a question for the DU Administrators, please fill out the form below and an Administrator will get back to you as soon as possible...
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[lunatica]

10. With all due respect

You started the argument and I responded with my opinion. Maybe you should dedicate your time to getting everyone who you disagree with or are offended by banned. Dedicate yourself to cleaning DU up and stop expecting everyone else to do it for you.