It looks great so far. Thanks for pulling all this together.

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> Thank you for your interest in Alexis de Tocqueville.
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> 1. Please, maintain a civil tone and spirit. If you aren't sure what this
means, you're welcome to contact me for more information. But, above all, it
implies not so much a group of don't-do-this ordinances, as a spirit of
collegiality and respect.<BR><BR>
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> If you stick with that positively-worded standard, you will seldom fun afoul
of any schematic of rules we could write. If you don't, we can't imagine being
able to write enough rules to guarantee you are in keeping with the Geist of
this Group and of Tocqueville himself.<BR><BR>
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> 2. We discourage discussions that impugn the integrity or patriotism of other
participants, or employ the ad hominem fallacy to do so indirectly. "Before you
question my movites," in the words of Sidney Hook, "answer my argument."
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> More to come, if appropriate -- <BR>
> But we also hope, that the above guidelines are quite sufficient. <BR><BR>
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> Cordially,<BR>
> Nick <BR>
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