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eDiscussion Guidelines and Moderation

eDiscussion Guidelines and Moderation
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Guidelines for Submissions:

Prior to posting to the eDiscussion group we strongly suggest you read/watch the international policy content presented on this site, or from other sources.

 Maximum 750 words (the moderator reserves the right to allow or deny submission that exceed this length).

 Postings (or messages) should be based on the questions posed in the discussion. 

 Present your argument clearly in the first paragraph. Be structured and concise.

 State the specific discussion question you are answering in your intervention.  

 If you are responding to a comment made by someone else in the discussion group, or want to comment on an article, book, report or on what an expert had to say, please mention it in your submission. 

Moderation of Postings:

Postings will be moderated to ensure they meet the civil rules listed below. All submissions will be posted online as long as they meet these civil rules. Rejected submissions will be sent back to the author with a copy of the civil rules.

Civil Rules:

Participation in this electronic consultation implies acceptance of the following conditions:

1.  This site is offered for dialogue and exchange among persons interested in Canada's foreign policy.   2.  Contributors to this electronic consultation are solely and entirely responsible for their messages, particularly with regard to any information and data that may be exchanged. 3.  When you post messages, please stay on topic. If you wish to supply additional information off topic, offer a mailing address or Internet address where others can locate it. Note that your message cannot include attachments. 4.  Advertising and spam of any kind are not to be included in messages posted to this site. 5.  While greater involvement is always welcome, we ask participants not to comment more than once daily in order to give other participants a chance to present their ideas and to react to comments already made. 6. Messages of critique must be critical of ideas only.  No personal attacks of participants will be tolerated. 7.  Moderators are responsible for facilitating discussions and ensuring that the Civil Rules are respected. They reserve the right to take whatever measures are required to ensure the Civil Rules are respected by site visitors. Such measures include, but are not limited to, refusing to accept any message that may be construed or interpreted as discriminatory, promulgating hatred or obscenity, or defamation of any kind.

Decisions of the moderators are final. Thank you for respecting the Civil Rules.