Initial Ideas

Here's a look at the original ideas for forming #rational-politics, and just for fun a log (slightly edited for brevity) showing our first thoughts on rules and guidelines and how to proceed.

Guidelines, Rules

A civil open discussion about issues in politics.

No Attacks - Civil Debate with Facts and Reason
We encourage civil debate, no personal attacks are tolerated.

Jupiter8: personally i would also like to see the discussion directed at broader things, political philosophy for example, not just responses to current event

 Runner: DO NOT be rude, vulgar, racist, bully, sexist or anything of the sort in chat.

How it all started...

<nine> i'm thinking of starting a new channel about politics
<nine> something very strictly kept sane
<Jupiter8> isn't there one in here?
<nine> it's a madhouse
<Jupiter8> ahh ok
<nine> i want to somehow prevent all bickering between conservatives and liberals
<Jupiter8> you need a 'crazy filter' ... that's problematic
<nine> Jupiter8: that's why i need some friends to help me.
* nine clears throat
<Runner`> where you going to start it nine
<nine> well, we'll have to think of a channel name
<nine> and we'll have to decide on the rules before we start it
<Jupiter8> #non-partisan politics
<nine> not bad
<Runner`> i'll be the first banned no doubt
<Jupiter8> haha
<Jupiter8> get in at the ground level Runner` and be an op
<Jupiter8> then you can ban eveyone else
<nine> well... the thing is about the rules
<nine> this is kind of important to me
<nine> ok, very important to me
<nine> i look around and see nothing but bickering and name-calling
<nine> nobody actually talks
<nine> i think it's pretty much the same all over the world
<Jupiter8> #rational-politics
<nine> i like that a lot
<nine> now i need the rules
<nine> and that's going to be really hard
<Jupiter8> rules, yeah
<Runner`> which network?
<Jupiter8> "a civil open discussion about issues in politics"
<Runner`>good luck
<Runner`>have you been to many politics channels
<Runner`>nine you go to #politics like me, you know how it gets there
<Runner`>new rules now
<nine> NO ATTACKS 
<Runner`>no name calling, no attacks, etc
<nine> yes runner
<Runner`>yeh well
<Runner`>if a person is a moron, i'm gonna tell them so
<nine> hm.
<Jupiter8> "no dweebs, hacks or sphincters allowed"
<Runner`>moron is a level of intelligence
<nine> maybe i should  give up on this idea
<nine> i can't even get you guys to join
<Runner`>i'm in
<Jupiter8> oh, you've already done it?
<Runner`>you did?
<Runner`>i'll go steal chatters from #politics for ya
<Runner`>i'll offer them free toasters
<nine> not yet please
<nine> we need to make the rules first
<Runner`>ok, no personal attacks, no name calling, no racism , no perverts or sickos
* Runner__ is now known as DemocratsRcrybabies
<nine> runner, lol
<nine> we're in #rational-politics
* DemocratsRcrybabies is now known as Runner``
<Runner`> ohhhh right now you mean
<Runner`> ok coming !
<nine> :)